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one for luck

one for luck noun: an extra repetition of an action beyond what is needed.

Noun

one for luck

  1. An extra repetition of an action beyond what is needed.
    • "Here's one for luck, anyway," said one of the others, and he lifted his pistol and fired into the brush. The troop laughed light-heartedly, and turned back toward town. But the shot for luck struck Lean John's horse, and it fell with a groan.1905, Charles Fletcher Lummis, Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New
    • As he reached the wicket, Yardley, the England captain, led three cheers (he forgot the 'and one for luck').2013, Simon Hughes, Cricket's Greatest Rivalry

Forms of one for luck

alternative formone more for luck

Questions about one for luck

What does one for luck mean?
One for luck means an extra repetition of an action beyond what is needed.
What part of speech is one for luck?
One for luck is a noun.

Words near one for luck in the dictionary

  1. one foot
  2. one foot in the grave
  3. one foot out the door
  4. one foots
  5. one for all, all for one
  6. one for luck
  7. one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go
  8. one for the road
  9. one fourth
  10. one from column A, one from column B
  11. one fry short of a Happy Meal

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