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"old gentleman" Definition

  1. the devil. Also a card almost imperceptibly longer than the rest of the pack, used by sharpers for the purpose of cheating.

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Position in the dictionary: 2435 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: old gooseberry, old gown, old horse, old hoss, old lady in threadneedle street, old man, old salt, old tom, oliver, ollapod
Previous words in the dictionary: old dog, old boots, ointment, oil of palms, ogles, ogle, offish, office, off the horn, off one’s feed.

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