dubsman

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English

Etymology

dub +‎ -s- +‎ -man

Noun

dubsman (plural dubsmen)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A jailer.
    • 1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60:
      [] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. []