Definition of "vincent"

vincent

/ˈvɪnsənt/

noun
plural vincents
1. (historical slang) The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.
  Quotations
  If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]
  1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, published 2006, page 26