varnisher

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From varnish + -er.

Agent Agent noun of varnish; one who varnishes.

UK, Obsolete, Slang A coiner of counterfeit money.

U was an Uptucker, fly with the cord; / V was a Varnisher, dressed like a lord; […]1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60:

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