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Hugh J. O'Donnell's avatar

It's a Victorian term for selling fake goods, like rings that were painted gold for the genuine article.

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Alec Brownie's avatar

Very good! What does fawning rigs mean? It sounded familiar to me because Roderick Burgess's manor being named Fawny Rig in The Sandman, but Googling the phrase didn't give results other than your story.

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