butter and egg n.— «This attractive farm house…is not a “butter and egg” business. Inside was discovered the most elaborate gambling establishment ever raided in Licking county.» —“Gambling Den Found In...
butter and eggs n. an illegal lottery in which winning numbers are calculated from closing prices in butter and egg market trading. Editorial Note: Also known as the bug, numbers, and policy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
butter and eggs n.— «Americans are betting almost a billion dollars a year that they can guess…The Chicago butter and egg prices.…In some cities it is called “numbers,” in others, “policy.”…The...
butter and egg racket n.— «He followed it by a six-city survey quoting records, officials and personal observations of the butter and egg racket. The game is a lottery played by low-income groups.…Bets are made on the butter and egg...
nest egg index n.— «This “nest egg index,” as it was called, was conducted by A.G. Edwards, a St. Louis-based financial services company. It looked at money-saving data from 318 cities.» —“West Side or East: The battle of...
doul n.— «Douling, my clever friends told me, derived from the Greek word for a slave, and in your first two years at school you could be compelled to do almost any task by either a House prefect—they were called monitors—or your study...