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A hand of cards with no void suit, singleton or very long suit. [10] banker Also called the house or the bank, the person responsible for distributing chips, keeping track of the buy-ins, and paying winners at the end of a banking game. A dealer against whom the punters bet. [11] [3] banking game
A superstitious blacksmith and apprentice believe that the luck from the horseshoe will flow toward him or her, their tools, and eventually to whatever project they are working on. [15] Opening an umbrella while indoors [16]: 204, 267 On the Isle of Man, rats are referred to as "longtails" as saying "rat" is considered bad luck. [17] [18]
A particularly weak player with a very large stack or bankroll that can be targeted with minimal risk. wheel A five-high straight (A-2-3-4-5), with the ace playing low. See list of poker hands and lowball (poker) In deuce-to-seven lowball, the nut low hand (2–3–4–5–7) [18] wild card See main article: wild card. Compare with bug window card
a striking success; used in the phrases "go (like) a bomb" and "go down a bomb"; Go like a bomb also means, when used of a vehicle, to go very fast an explosive weapon (v.) to be a failure ("the show bombed"); also as n. (n., used with the) something outstanding ("that show was the bomb"); sometimes spelled da bomb: bombardier
This nickname likely comes from baseball where a "Can of Corn" is an easily caught fly ball. Supposedly comes from a general store clerk reaching up and dropping a can from a high shelf. [70] Likely to be analogized due to the ease in which 32 is caught since it is the lowest possible non-hand (22 being a pair). Little Pete [8] No explanation found
There are dozens of two-letter words that can be used interchangeably with words already on the board. By creating new words and linking them with existing words you can end up with a very high score.
Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...
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