fulham

American

[fool-uhm] / ˈfʊl əm /

Or fullam,

noun

Archaic.

a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 high fulham or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 low fulham.

Fulham British

/ ˈfʊləm /

noun

a district of the Greater London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (since 1965): contains Fulham Palace (16th century), residence of the Bishop of London

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Etymology

Origin of fulham

First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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Fulham have to tie him down to a new contract.

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Furious interim Tottenham manager Igor Tudor left nobody in any doubt about his thoughts on Fulham's opening goal on Sunday, as a 2-1 defeat deepened his side's relegation fears.

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Tudor also accused Fulham's Raul Jimenez of "cheating" by pushing Radu Dragusin before Harry Wilson swept home.

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A 2-1 loss at Fulham might not sound too bad in isolation against an impressive Cottagers side that have eyes on Europe, but it is now 10 league games without a win.

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Against Fulham, Spurs scored from their only effort on target through Richarlison's header and it was the hosts were threatened to add to their own tally – Fulham manager Marco Silva bemoaning the score "not reflecting our superiority on the pitch".

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