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Catchword for “past-poster”
Catchword: past-poster
Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: At the roulette table the subject is the “team past post,” a deft system that accomplices use to slip a huge bet onto the table after the ball has dropped on the winning number. The best past-posters distract the dealers with a clumsy simultaneous attempt that is caught and thrown back.
Article or Document Title:
“Cheating 101: Police and Other Officials Learn to Spot Those Who Break the Rules of the Game”
Author:
Iver Peterson
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Date of Publication:
May 4, 1994
Page Number:
B1
This cite belongs to a full entry for past-poster.
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