See Also: Marbles - Motor Sports(gambling)
trained(2)(dictionary)
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G.I. Marbles(casino)
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Elgin Marbles, the(dictionary)
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Elgin Marbles(encyclopedia)
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gambling(medicine)

Marbles - Motor Sports (gambling) and trained(2) (iou)


Marbles - Motor Sports (gambling)


Small bits of rubber that have broken off tires during a race. They are usually found in corners and are more likely to gather on the outside of the racing line. If a car drives over the pieces, it tends to lose control, as if it were on a bunch of marbles.

trained(2) (iou)



trained ppl adjective2. L16.
[from TRAIN verb + -ED1.]
Drawn or dragged along; fig. enticed. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
Orig. spec., subjected to military discipline, drilled. Now, instructed, educated; made proficient in a specific skill etc. by discipline and instruction. L16.
trained band Hist. = TRAINBAND.
Of a plant: caused to grow in a required form or direction. M18.
? Earlier in UNTRAINED.