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four flush

1 American  

noun

Poker.

  1. a hand having four cards of one suit and one card of another suit; an imperfect flush.

four-flush 2 American  
[fawr-fluhsh, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌflʌʃ, ˈfoʊr- /

verb (used without object)

  1. to bluff.

  2. Poker. to bluff on the basis of a four flush.

four flush British  

noun

  1. a useless poker hand, containing four of a suit and one odd card

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bid confidently on a poor hand such as a four flush

  2. a slang word for bluff 1

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Etymology

Origin of four flush1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Origin of four-flush2

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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