four-flush

Example Sentences

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However, it was no difficult thing for one of my calling to tell the difference between a real bad man and the imitation "four-flush."

From The Rustlers of Pecos County by Grey, Zane

The interviewer, however, finally approved the visitors, stating definitely that "they are Regular Folks and they don't four-flush about anything."

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian

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

Facts have been told showin' a strange an' sudden growth of this here four-flush labor union.

From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane

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