scaldrum dodge
scaldrum dodge · scaldrum dodges
A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to…A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, obsolete, slang)A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
Origin
See dodge (“a trick”).See dodge (“a trick”).
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Forms
plural: scaldrum dodges| Singular | scaldrum dodge |
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