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bust-out men

bust-out men is the plural of bust-out man.

Meaning of bust-out man

Noun

bust-out man (plural bust-out men)

  1. (slang) 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

Questions about bust-out men

What is bust-out men the plural of?
Bust-out men is the plural of bust-out man.

Words near bust-out men in the dictionary

  1. bust up
  2. bust-down
  3. bust-downs
  4. bust-out
  5. bust-out man
  6. bust-out men
  7. bust-outs
  8. bust-up
  9. bust-ups
  10. busta
  11. bustable

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