A jolly handsome fellow; also an odd eccentric fellow; likewise the boldest and stoutest fellows lately among the Alsatians, Minters, Savoyards, and other inhabitants of privileged districts, sent to remove and guard the goods of such bankrupts as intended to take sanctuary in those places. CANT.
RUM DUKE
Meaning of RUM DUKE in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012