Green’s Dictionary of Slang

knight of Lombardy n.

[pun on lumber n.1 (1)]

a pawnbroker.

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[Aus]Bell’s Life in Sydney 25 July 1/3: Marian Silver, a dashing blowen, charged a private knight of Lombardy named Smith with having illegally disposed of a gold ring which she had left as security for a bob he had advanced.