English Dictionary

scaldrum dodge

名詞

イギリス英語 廃用 俗語

(UK, obsolete, slang) 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.

日本語の意味

物乞いが、酸と火薬を混ぜたものを使い自らの体を焼いて、事故による負傷に見せかける手口

He claimed the burns were from an accident, but the inspector suspected it was a scaldrum dodge.

彼はやけどを事故で負ったと主張したが、検査官はそれが酸と火薬の混合物で自分の体を焼き、事故に見せかける物乞いの手口だと疑った。

意味（1）

(UK, obsolete, slang) 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.

scaldrum dodges （ plural ）