Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
palm .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb obsolete To palm off by fraud; to cheat at cards.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
palm off byfraud . - verb obsolete To
cheat atcards .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A quiet corner in the armpit or coin paumé of Marseilles.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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There's also the English expression "armpit of the universe," which in French translates to "le coin paumé" or "the middle of nowhere".
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There's also the English expression "armpit of the universe," which in French translates to "le coin paumé" or "the middle of nowhere".
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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A quiet corner in the armpit or coin paumé of Marseilles.
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It is observable of the participles of this language, that they are declined through the persons and numbers, in the same manner as verbs: thus, paumse-uh, I walking; paumse-an, thou walking; paumseet, he walking; paum - seauk, we walking; paumseauque, ye walking; paumse - cheek, they walking.
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