four-flusher
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He should be unmasked as the four-flusher he really is.
From Time Magazine Archive
You regard me as a four-flusher, a tramp,—maybe a thief or worse.
From West Wind Drift by McCutcheon, George Barr
You have been telling men that I am a coward and a four-flusher.
From Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Gregory, Jackson
What are we going to do to get at that creature known as Jerkline Jo, the four-flusher?
From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston
A four-flusher is a hick that admits bein' a better singer than Caruso, a better ball-player than Ty Cobb, a better real estate judge than Columbus and more of a chance taker than Napoleon.
From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)
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