dubsman

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noun

A jailer.

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Meanings

noundubsman (plural dubsmen)

plural dubsmen

  1. obsoleteslangA jailer.

    […] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. […]

    1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

Origin

From dub + -s- + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

dubsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubsman

MLA

“dubsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubsman.

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