单词 | strap-game |
释义 | > as lemmasstrap-game strap-game n. a swindling game = fast and loose n. ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > fast and loose > [noun] fast and loose1578 pin and girdle1710 garter1826 strap-game1847 trick of (also o') (the) loop1886 1847 Knickerbocker 29 281 He was accused of having ‘come the strap-game’ over a native. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West vii. 140 A score of ‘smart Alecks’ relieved of their surplus cash by betting on the ‘strap game’. < as lemmas |
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