Word Of The Day

Euchre:

… tr.v. eu·chred, eu·chring, eu·chres
1. To prevent (an opponent) from taking three tricks in euchre.
2. To deceive by sly or underhand means; cheat: euchred us out of our life savings. [The Free Dictionary]

The second meaning, above, noted in the old TV series Peter Gunn, episode Spell of Murder, in which a bartender is noting the price of a bottle of bourbon vs. how many servings he’s expected to extract from it, at what price, as he “euchres” his customers.

Which was apropos of nothing, a part of the charm of Peter Gunn.

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