| 词汇 | bobtailed flush or straight |
| 词源 | bobtailed flush or straight. A bobtailed flush or straight in poker is a three-card flush or straight, one that is worthless be- cause poker rules require five-card flushes or straights. The term apparently originated in the West in the mid-19th century, modeled on the short-cut tails of bobtailed horses. |
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