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pea shake

pea shake noun: an illicit numbers game or lottery, with the numbers marked on small balls or "peas".

Noun

pea shake (plural pea shakes)

  1. (US, Indiana) An illicit numbers game or lottery, with the numbers marked on small balls or "peas".

Forms of pea shake

pluralpea shakes

Questions about pea shake

What does pea shake mean?
Pea shake means an illicit numbers game or lottery, with the numbers marked on small balls or "peas".
What part of speech is pea shake?
Pea shake is a noun.
What is the plural of pea shake?
The plural of pea shake is pea shakes.

Words near pea shake in the dictionary

  1. pea patches
  2. pea pod
  3. pea pods
  4. pea roller
  5. pea rollers
  6. pea shake
  7. pea shakes
  8. pea soup
  9. pea soup fog
  10. pea soup fogs
  11. pea souper

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