Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Gourds

Dice with a secret cavity. Those loaded with lead were called Fulhams (q.v.).

Gourds and fullam holds,
And high and low beguile the rich and poor.

Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 3.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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