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keeper
noun- something or someone worth keeping US
- And occasionally there would even be the unique entry–the keeper–that Barb might adopt as a friend. — Dan Jenkins, Life Its Ownself, p. 57, 1984
- any weapon or instrument that can be used as a weapon US
- — William K. Bentley and James M. Corbett, Prison Slang, p. 87, 1992
- an arrest that results in criminal charges being filed US
- — Carsten Stroud, Close Pursuit, p. 273, 1987
- in common-law, a spouse TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1884
- — Lise Winer, Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago, 2003
- the person running a two-up gambling game AUSTRALIA, 1941
Shortening of RING-KEEPER- — Vince Kelly, The Bogeyman, p. 166, 1956
- — John O’Grady, It’s Your Shout, Mate!, p. 25, 1972
- You see you’ll need a couple of stooges to take the fall as keeper and croupier so the whole thing looks kosher. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 99, 1988
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