fulham

or ful·lam, ful·lom

[foo l-uh m]

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).

Origin of fulham

First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain

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Contemporary Examples of fulham

It is thought he went for the take-away after watching England qualify for next year's World Cup at a mate's house in Fulham.
Harry's Late Night Trip To Nando's
Tom Sykes
October 17, 2013
Six miles from Craven Cottage, where Fulham play their home games, is the stadium where this soccer revolution began 10 years ago.
English Premier League Is Now an American Billionaires’ Paradise
Nico Hines
July 11, 2013

Historical Examples of fulham

He went by Fulham and Putney, for the pleasure of strolling over the heath.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Going on to Fulham I fell in with an old friend from Keighley.
Adventures and Recollections
Bill o'th' Hoylus End
Then she was whirled away from him, towards Fulham—or anywhere.
Audrey Craven
May Sinclair
And the street was Dawes Road, Fulham, in the day of its newness.
A Great Man
Arnold Bennett
The turn to the left, or bend to the south, being the main Fulham Road.
A Walk from London to Fulham
Thomas Crofton Croker

British Dictionary definitions for fulham

Fulham

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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