vincent
substantivocorrente nos diálogos
- //ˈvɪnsənt//
The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.
substantivo
- 1
históricoThe victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.
If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]
Etimologia
From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’.
Formas
- plural
- vincents
villain · A vile, wicked person.Vin · Short form of the male given name Vincent.Vince · Short form of the male given name Vincent.
vincent · The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.
Vincent · A male given name from Latin.Vincenzo · A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Vincent.vine · Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by…