See Also: Taking - General(gambling)
Taking a Set - General(gambling)
Taking a Price - General(gambling)
Taking a Lead - General(gambling)
Taking the Points - General(gambling)
Taking the Price - General(gambling)
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tilter(1) (iou) and Taking - General (gambling)


tilter(1) (iou)



tilter noun. L16.
[from TILT verb1 + -ER1.]
A person who tilts or jousts; a combatant, a contestant; a participant in a dispute or critical attack. L16.
b. A rapier; a sword. slang. L17-E18.
A person who or thing which inclines or slopes (something) up or down; spec. (a) an apparatus for tilting a cask to empty it without stirring up the dregs; (b) a worker who empties out coal into trucks at a pit's mouth. M17.
A person who works with a tilt-hammer. E19.

Taking - General (gambling)


Wagering on the underdog; taking the odds.