bang-up cove
English
Noun
bang-up cove (plural bang-up coves)
- (obsolete, slang) a dashing fellow who spends his money freely
References
- [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Bang-up cove”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.
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