"vincent" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪnsənt/ Audio: En-au-vincent.ogg [Australia] Forms: vincents [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} vincent (plural vincents)
  1. (historical slang) The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-vincent-en-noun-Apr5hhWL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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