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Apprentice Weight (Bug Weight) - Horse Racing(gambling)
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Pass-Out - Poker (gambling) and weight(1) (iou)


Pass-Out - Poker (gambling)


A form of draw Poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player must, in turn, either open the pot, or fold. Also called pass-and-out or pass-out.

weight(1) (iou)



weight noun.

I.
Orig., the quantitative dimension or measure determined by weighing. Later also, relative heaviness. OE.
A. T. Thomson The proportions of acid and water were equal by weight. A. Koestler The most conspicuous quality in which all bodies on earth shared was weight.
b. transf. A pair of scales, a balance. Usu. in pl. ME.
c. Weighable matter. M17.
a. A standard of weight. Long obsolete exc. as in senses b, c. OE.
b. A unit or system of units used for expressing how much an object or a quantity of matter weighs. ME.
avoirdupois weight: see AVOIRDUPOIS 2. apothecaries' weight: see APOTHECARY 1. stone-weight: see STONE noun 12. TROY weight.
Times The Weights and Measures Bill was considered in committee.
c. A measure of an illegal drug. slang. L20.
A piece of metal etc., weighing a known amount equal to (a multiple or an aliquot part of) a unit in some recognized scale. ME.
b. Athletics. The heavy lump of stone or ball of metal used in shot-putting; the shot. Chiefly Scot. M19.
Field Throwing the hammer, putting the weight.
c. In pl. Heavy objects (usually weighing a known amount) used in lifting to demonstrate or improve strength, Fitness, etc. M19.
A heavy object, block of metal, etc., used to pull, press, or hold something down, to give an impulse to machinery (as in a clock), to act as a counterpoise, etc. LME.
letter-weight, paperweight, sash weight, etc.
John Holland A weight being attached to the hook b, the spring..is drawn downwards. N. Hawthorne There was a clock without a case, the weights being visible.
II. A weighable amount or quantity.
A portion or quantity weighing a definite amount. Abbreviation wt. OE.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice I rather choose to have a weight of carrion flesh. G. Dodd About 112 lbs. weight of biscuits are put into the oven. British Medical Journal A powder consisting of equal weights of..bleaching powder and powdered boric acid.
b. ellipt. A pennyweight of gold. Austral. L19.
The amount that a thing weighs; the quantitative expression of this in terms of conventional units, esp. as measured using scales, a balance, etc.; the quantity of substance as measured by the downward force exerted on its mass by a gravitational field. LME.
combining weight, dead weight, equivalent weight, live weight, etc.
D. Brewster The weight of all bodies is diminished by the centrifugal force..at the equator.
b. Mechanics. The resistance to be overcome by a machine. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
The amount which an article (sold by weight) of given price or value ought to weigh. LME.
Defoe It was near two ounces more than weight in a pound.
A heavy mass, esp. one that is lifted or carried; (a) load. LME.
Sir W. Scott Mine arms..little care A weight so slight as thine to bear. J. Tyndall The simplest form of work is the raising of a weight. D. Jacobson Shifting his weight from one strong leg to another.
b. spec. Racing. The amount which a jockey is required or expected to weigh, or which a mount can easily carry. M17.
c. ellipt. (A competition for boxers of) a particular boxing weight. E20.
catch-weight, fighting-weight, flyweight, heavyweight, middleweight, etc.
Impetus, motive force. LME.
III. fig.
A burden (of responsibility, suffering, etc.). LME.
Dickens Overpowered by the weight of her sorrows. S. C. Hall An aged man..enfeebled by the weight of years. G. W. Target Such a weight off my mind.
Importance, moment. LME.
W. Law All such bodily actions as affect the soul, are of great weight in Religion. A. Helps Care and trouble cease to weigh as if they were the only things of weight. S. Hazzard Fashion was indiscriminate, giving the same weight to whim as to conviction.
b. A relative value assigned to an observation, factor, etc.; spec. (Statistics) a multiplier associated with any of a set of numerical quantities that are added together. E19.
a. The force of a blow or attack; pressure. L15.
Sir W. Scott Forced asunder, by the weight and press of numbers. C. Achebe I finally felt the full weight of the previous night's humiliation.
b. The weightiest or heaviest part; preponderance, esp. of evidence. M16.
Defoe The Parish of St. Giles's, where still the Weight of the Infection lay. J. E. T. Rogers The weight of evidence is in favour of the latter hypothesis.
Power to persuade, convince, or impress a person; influence, authority. M16.
Southey This detracts not from the weight of your reasoning. Ld Macaulay No man spoke with more weight and dignity in council. G. Orwell The Communist Party..had thrown its whole weight against revolution. C. Kearey He carries a lot of weight..he'll do his best to obtain the concessions.
IV.
The degree of blackness or boldness of a typeface or font of type. E19.
The heaviness of a fabric as a measure of its quality or suitability. L19.
dress weight, suit-weight, summer-weight, etc.
Phrases: by weight as determined by weighing. carry weight: see CARRY verb. feel the weight of receive a heavy blow from, (fig.) undergo severe pressure from. give weight to, give due weight to, give full weight to recognize or carefully consider the validity, force, or importance of a plea, argument, circumstance, etc. lay weight on: see LAY verb1. lose weight (of a person) decrease one's weight, become thin or thinner. pull one's weight: see PULL verb. put on weight increase one's weight, become fat or fatter. put one's weight behind, swing one's weight behind: see throw one's weight behind below. take the weight off (one's feet) colloq. sit down and rest. throw one's weight about, throw one's weight around colloq. unpleasantly assert oneself or one's authority, act officiously. throw one's weight behind, put one's weight behind, swing one's weight behind use one's influence to promote (a campaign, candidate, plan, etc.). tropical weight: see TROPICAL adjective 3b. weight for weight taking an equal weight of each. worth one's weight in gold, worth one's weight in silver, worth its weight in gold, worth its weight in silver extremely valuable, helpful, or useful.
Comb.: weight belt a belt to which weights are attached, designed to help divers and underwater swimmers stay submerged; weight-clock: operated by weights; weight cloth Racing: carried by a jockey to make up his weight; weight function Physics a function that specifies the weight (sense 11b above) of some quantity; weightlifter a person who takes part in weightlifting; weightlifting the sport or Exercise of lifting heavy weights; weight-train verb intrans. practise weight-Training; weight-Training physical Training involving the use of weights.