four-flush
Example Sentences
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An' don't you always want to meet a real man, not a four-flush?
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane
Duty calls and finds most men holding nothing but a four-flush.
From The Silly Syclopedia by Lott, Noah [pseud.]
Besides, he was no more of a "four-flush" financier than most of the automobile contingent, at that.
From Skinner's Dress Suit by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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
"I'd have thrown him out at first easily if that four-flush third baseman hadn't bumped me," snapped Williams, his pride hurt.
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Fullerton, Hugh S.
