A gambling and cheating game in which players must try to guess whether or not a folded belt will be held fast by a stick when pulled: see quot…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > fast and loose > [noun] (6) fast and loose1578 A gambling and cheating game in which players must try to guess whether or not a folded belt will be held fast by a stick when pulled: see quot… pin and girdle1710 pin and girdle: a swindling game, ‘prick the garter’ (see garter, n. 5 7). garter1826 The belt or band used in the game of ‘prick the garter’ (see 7); the game itself. strap-game1847 a swindling game = fast and loose, n. (Cent. Dict. 1891). trick of (also o') (the) loop1886 trick of (also o') (the) loop, a cheating game; = fast and loose, n. 3, strap-game n. at strap, n. compounds 2. Also figurative. Anglo-Irish. Subcategories:— player (1) |
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