"four-flusher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-four-flusher.ogg Forms: four-flushers [plural], fourflusher [alternative]
Etymology: From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=four-flusher}} four-flusher (plural four-flushers)
  1. (slang, Canada, US) A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one. Tags: Canada, US, slang

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