| 词汇 | sweeten the kitty |
| 词源 | sweeten the kitty. In the game of faro the “tiger” was the bank of the house, possibly because the tiger was once used on signs marking the entrance to Chinese gambling houses. Gam- blers called the tiger a kitty, and it also became the name for the “pot” in poker and other card games. By the late 19th century sweeten or fatten the kitty had become a common expression for adding chips to the pot in a poker game or for increasing the payment in any business deal. |
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