bust-out man
bust-out man noun: a cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".
Noun
bust-out man (plural bust-out men)
- A cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".
- Now it is reasonable to assume that some of those winners were professional dice-hustlers and "bust-out" men, the latter term meaning one proficient in switching misspotted dice in and out of a game.1956, Clyde Brion Davis, Something for Nothing, page 88
- They started out dealing craps in my uncle's joint and I've used both of them as bust-out men in my joint and I know he got beat.1969, Bruce Jackson, A Thief's Primer, page 165
Forms of bust-out man
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Questions about bust-out man
- What does bust-out man mean?
- Bust-out man means a cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".
- What part of speech is bust-out man?
- Bust-out man is a noun.
- What is the plural of bust-out man?
- The plural of bust-out man is bust-out men.
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