four-flush
Example Sentences
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Then, too, we're all tagged and labelled like cans of salmon with the price-mark on—we can't four-flush.
From The Ne'er-Do-Well by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
An' I've no use fer these four-flush cowboys thet 're always lookin' fer trouble an' talkin' gun-play.
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane
"If Riggs follows me and tries any of his four-flush desperado games he'll have his hands full," said Bo, grimly.
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
However, it was no difficult thing for one of my calling to tell the difference between a real bad man and the imitation "four-flush."
From The Rustlers of Pecos County by Grey, Zane
Duty calls and finds most men holding nothing but a four-flush.
From The Silly Syclopedia by Lott, Noah [pseud.]
