Dubsman

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jailer. obsolete, slang

    "[…] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. […]"

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"[…] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. […]"

Etymology

From dub + -s- + -man.

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