scaldrum dodge

noun

A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.

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Meanings

nounscaldrum dodge (plural scaldrum dodges)

plural scaldrum dodges

  1. UKobsoleteslangA beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.

Origin

See dodge (“a trick”).

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APA

scaldrum dodge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaldrum%20dodge

MLA

“scaldrum dodge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaldrum%20dodge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaldrum dodge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaldrum%20dodge.

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