dubsman

English

Etymology

dub +‎ -s- +‎ -man

Noun

dubsman (plural dubsmen)

1. (obsolete, slang) A jailer.
   • 1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60:

     […] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. […]