fulham

or ful·lam, ful·lom

[ fool-uhm ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham ) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham ).

Origin of fulham

1
First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain

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How to use fulham in a sentence

  • The artist knew then that his picture would be hung with Anderson's and Fullam's.

    Miss Billy's Decision | Eleanor H. Porter
  • Anderson and Fullam—big fellows, both of them—didn't catch it.

    Miss Billy's Decision | Eleanor H. Porter
  • Much chagrined, and burning with indignation, Fullam briefly cried out to his men to advance quickly.

    Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia | William Gilmore Simms

British Dictionary definitions for Fulham

Fulham

/ (ˈfʊləm) /


noun
  1. a district of the Greater London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (since 1965): contains Fulham Palace (16th century), residence of the Bishop of London

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