| 释义 |
stuss U.S.|stʌs, stʌʃ|
[ad. Yiddish shtos, perh. a. G. stoss push, stack.]
A form of faro.
1912A. H. Lewis Apaches of N.Y. 35 Jigger owned a stuss-house in Forsyth Street. Ibid., Between them they would divide the harvest of the stuss. 1913[see pipefiend s.v. pipe n.1 11 b]. 1930D. Runyon in Sat. Even. Post 5 Apr. 48/3, I do not wish to play stuss. Ibid. 72/1 It is what is called a stuss house, and many prominent citizens of the neighbourhood are present playing stuss. 1975Way to Play 207/3 Stuss is also known as Jewish faro. It is a simplified form of faro, with a larger percentage in the house's favor. |