magsman

noun

noun

Etymology From mag + -s- + man, of unclear origin. It has been suggested that mag was dialect for halfpenny or for prattle.

Archaic A con man who tries to deceive members of the public.

[…] M was a Magsman, frequenting Pall-Mall; / N was a Nose that turned chirp on his pal; […]1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60:

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