fulham
or ful·lam, ful·lom
[ fool-uhm ]
/ ˈfʊl əm /
noun Archaic.
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 ).
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First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain
Words nearby fulham
fulgurate, fulgurating, fulguration, fulgurite, fulgurous, fulham, fuliginous, full, fullback, full binding, full blast
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Fulham
/ (ˈfʊləm) /
noun
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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