See Also: Juice Joint - Poker(gambling)
thrawn(dictionary)
gambling(medicine)
gambling(encyclopedia)
gambling(dictionary)
Gambling(law)
Women and Gambling(casino)
Gambling money(finance)
River Gambling - Poker(gambling)
Gambling Stake - Roulette(gambling)

Juice Joint - Poker (gambling) and thrawn (iou)


Juice Joint - Poker (gambling)


A crooked card room or gambling establishment. Also called wire joint.

thrawn (iou)



thrawn adjective. Orig. & chiefly Scot. LME.
[from THREAD noun.]
1. Perverse, contrary; cross-grained, ill-tempered. LME.
Listener They're a thrawn, bruised lot, these Le Carre heroes.
2. Twisted, crooked; misshapen, distorted. E16.
Tolkien A wide ravine, with..rocky sides to which clung..a few thrawn trees.
b. Of the mouth or face: distorted by anger, ill temper, etc.; frowning. E16.
thrawnly adverb E16.
thrawnness [-n-n-] noun E19.