to bluff.
Poker. to bluff on the basis of a four flush.
to bid confidently on a poor hand such as a four flush
a slang word for bluff 1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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"It's a four flush," declared one old fellow, hotly.
From Youth Challenges by Kelland, Clarence Budington
"It's me to go back to trainin' four flush comers again," says I, when he'd gone.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
He felt as he used to feel when under the student lamp in his college room he had calculated the chances of filling a bobtail straight as against a four flush.
From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny
I hear a lot of four flush about what men are willing to do.
From Youth Challenges by Kelland, Clarence Budington
Mr. Gus Johnson, who had a four flush and very little prudence, came in.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
It’s a case of four aces or a four-flush, and no intermediate stations.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert
Of course she'll four-flush and bluff you if she can, but you don't want to pay any more attention to the old lady than if she was some pelado.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
Playing a four-flush gives a man control of his face and voice.
From Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders by Phillips, Henry Wallace
And I know the West well enough now to be sure that four-flush doesn't belong here and can't last here.
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
An' I've no use fer these four-flush cowboys thet 're always lookin' fer trouble an' talkin' gun-play.
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane
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