"break luck" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks luck [present, singular, third-person], breaking luck [participle, present], broke luck [past], broken luck [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> luck}} break luck (third-person singular simple present breaks luck, present participle breaking luck, simple past broke luck, past participle broken luck)
  1. (slang) For a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-break_luck-en-verb-Q6j6UICj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1970, John Terry Robinson, The double circle people, page 9",
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          "ref": "2009, Quincy Mack, The Naked Soul of Pimps and Prostitutes, page 150",
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          "text": "Mary hadn't broke luck tonight.",
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          "ref": "2011, Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life, page 99",
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