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Air - Poker (gambling) and shoad (iou)


Air - Poker (gambling)


1) In a lowball game, letting another player know whether you are going to draw cards or not, sometimes letting the player know how many, usually with the intention of getting that player into the pot. Usually part of the phrase give air. "Gimme some air. I' ll draw two if you' re drawing one." 2) Inadvertently exposing cards; usually part of the phrase put air into [a hand]. "You' ll like sitting next to Johnny; he puts a lot of air into his hand." That is, if you sit next to Johnny, the way he holds his cards you can often see some of them, which, presumably, gives you an edge (albeit an unethical one) on him.

shoad (iou)



shoad noun. local. Also shode. E17.
[Prob. ult. from SHED verb1.]
Mining. Any of a number of loose fragments of tin, lead, or copper ore mixed with earth, lying on or near the surface and indicating the proximity of a lode. Usu. in pl.
shoading noun the action or process of searching for shoads L18.