nine-spot
Americannoun
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Palou qualified 12th but will actually start 21st because of a nine-spot penalty for an unapproved engine change.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
In cards, a nine-spot is one which looks like a lot, but doesn't mean much in play.
From Time Magazine Archive
Claw stayed, the next man folded, and Brent, who showed a seven and a nine-spot raised a thousand.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
It was a nine-spot, but he had Kid Wolf beaten unless—— Slowly The Kid revealed his hole card.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) Powers
He's the sort of man you can't love or hate; he's a nine-spot.
From The Winds of Chance by Rex Ellingwood Beach
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