| 单词 | devil's bedposts |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's bedposts devil's bedposts n. (also devil's bedpost) Cards slang the four of clubs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > card of specific number and suit > four of clubs devil's bedposts1837 1837 F. Chamier Arethusa II. i. 19 As far back as memory can trace, the four of clubs has been called ‘the devil's bed-post’. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 142 Devil's bed-posts, the four of clubs. 1879 Notes & Queries 5th Ser. 12 473 I have always heard the four of clubs called the devil's bed-post, and also that it is the worst turn-up one could have. 1910 Living Age 19 Feb. 445/2 Old-fashioned players always called the Four of Clubs ‘the devil's bed-post’. 2006 L. Klepinger Land xii. 123 Manion gets the devil's bedposts, four of clubs. No apparent help. Clarence gets a ten. Porky gets another fucking Ace. < as lemmas |
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