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Chinaman (iou)



Chinaman noun. Pl. -men. M18.
[from CHINA noun2 (branch I) or CHINA noun1 (branch II) + MAN noun.]
I.
A dealer in porcelain. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
II.
A Chinese man. Now arch. or derog. M19.
Cricket. A left-handed bowler's off-break or googly to a right-handed batsman. M20.
Phrases: Chinaman's chance US colloq. a very slight chance (usu. in neg. contexts).