Fairbank

Meanings

1. A habitational surname.
2. A small city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa, United States.
3. A ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
4. A township in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.
5. An island of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States; in full, Fairbank Island.
6. A neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
7. A lake in the city of Greater Sudbury, in northern Ontario, Canada.
8. An island in Fairbank Lake, in northern Ontario.
9. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
10. An asteroid in the Solar System; in full, 67235 Fairbank.

1. For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle.

Etymology

From fair + bank.