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Fools of Fortune choose

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[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 275: Chuck-a-luck [...] is sometimes designated as ‘the old army game’.
at army game (n.) under army, n.2
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 357: The mysterious [...] friend has a ‘barrel of money’.
at barrel, n.1
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 540: The quaint expressions of [...] ‘little Joe,’ ‘big Dick from Boston,’ and the like.
at big dick (n.) under big, adj.
[US] in J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 532: I did not know a single soul / To ask for hash, or beg a bowl, / And I was done up brown.
at do up brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 595: A ‘bucket shop’ is an establishment where those whose inclinations prompt them to speculate in stocks or produce.
at bucket shop, n.
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 562: The bookmaker’s agent asumes the role of a gentleman who [...] has secured a ‘cinch tip’ (meaning a sure thing).
at cinch, adj.
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 368: I guess you ‘gams’ knows who I is [HDAS].
at gam, n.3
[US] in J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 532: I earned a dollar in that town [...] And took a little horn.
at horn, n.2
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 540: The quaint expressions of [...] ‘little Joe,’ ‘big Dick from Boston,’ and the like.
at little Joe (n.) under little, adj.
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 231: He then tells the selected victim that he has found a ‘soft mark,’ (which in the vernacular of the profession means a particularly gullible dupe), and offers to introduce him.
at soft mark (n.) under mark, n.1
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 188: This percentage is technically known as the ‘rake-off,’ and insures the proprietors of the establishment a handsome royalty on all winnings.
at rake-off, n.
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 404: When a raid is made [...] enough ‘pluggers’ are captured to fill one or two wagons and are driven to the nearest police station.
at plugger, n.1
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 348: The simplicity of the apparatus enables the ‘shell’ man to carry his outfit with him in his vest pocket wherever he may go.
at shell worker (n.) under shell, n.
[US] J.P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 404: When a raid is made [...] enough ‘pluggers’ are captured to fill one or two wagons and are driven to the nearest police station.
at wagon, n.
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