Associations to the word «Chinaman»
Noun
- Bowler
- Chong
- Opium
- Confucius
- Chinatown
- Mandarin
- Queue
- Spinner
- Shin
- Pony
- Atkinson
- Chow
- Verne
- Ling
- Englishman
- Bower
- Bunk
- Wilbur
- Mexican
- Batsman
- Galley
- Schooner
- Chinese
- Eng
- Gardening
- Policeman
- Blouse
- Gully
- Cook
- Chin
- Countryman
- Vincent
- Foreigner
- Trouser
- Bowling
- Harding
- Chance
- Jew
- Hat
- Spectacle
- Davidson
- Doorway
- Astonishment
- Hen
- Turk
- Seaman
- Lamp
- Tea
- Wang
- Hatch
- Boil
- Japanese
- Wong
- Spin
- Sleeve
- Wage
- China
- Sing
- Mccoy
- Carpenter
- Lindsay
- Shop
- Oriental
- Cabin
- Wright
- Jules
- Dollar
- Lantern
- Dealer
- Heap
- Devil
- Bow
- Pacific
- Bo
Adjective
Wiktionary
CHINAMAN, noun. (cricket) A left arm unorthodox spin bowler
CHINAMAN, noun. (cricket) A ball, bowled by a left arm unorthodox spin bowler, with the wrist action of a leg break, but which spins from off to leg for a right handed batsman
CHINAMAN, noun. (cricket) Or, conversely, such a ball bowled with the action of a googly.
CHINAMAN, noun. (dated) (now) (offensive) A man who is Chinese.
CHINAMAN ON ONE'S BACK, noun. A drug addiction.
CHINAMAN ON ONE'S BACK, noun. Withdrawal symptoms.
Dictionary definition
CHINAMAN, noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.
CHINAMAN, noun. A ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.