| 单词 | to play the numbers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play the numbers e. In plural. U.S. slang. An illegal form of gambling in which bets are taken on the occurrence of numbers in a lottery or in the financial columns of a newspaper. Esp. in to play the numbers. Cf. policy n.2 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > betting on lotteries > [noun] policy business1804 policy1879 numbers1897 numbers game1935 numbers drop1968 1868 J. D. McCabe Secrets Great City 514 A man might play three numbers every day for a year, and not have the satisfaction of seeing all three come out at one time on the drawing.] 1897 G. Ade Pink Marsh 170 She tell Belle 'at she heah I like gin an' roll'e bones an' play numbehs. 1926 C. Van Vechten Nigger Heaven 286 Numbers, a gambling game highly popular in contemporary Harlem. The winning numbers each day are derived from the New York Clearing House bank exchanges and balances..published in the newspapers. 1965 Malcolm X Autobiogr. 52 Betting my dollar a day on the numbers. 1975 New Yorker 29 Sept. 54/3 She had met Delgado while she was selling numbers on the streets of the lower East Side. 1992 D. Pinckney High Cotton vi. 145 His part-time helper..lost vast sums..playing the numbers. < as lemmas |
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