See Also: Seven-Toed Pete - Poker(gambling)
Three-Toed Pete - Poker(gambling)
teddy bear(dictionary)
teddy bear(dictionary)
Bear Away, Bear Off - Sailing(gambling)
in-toed(dictionary)
fin-toed(medicine)
gambling(medicine)
toed(dictionary)
Gambling(law)

Seven-Toed Pete - Poker (gambling) and teddy bear (iou)


Seven-Toed Pete - Poker (gambling)


A name for seven-card stud, heard only in Home Games.

teddy bear (iou)



teddy bear noun phr. E20.
[from Teddy pet name of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US president 1901-9, famous as a bear-hunter, + BEAR noun1.]
A stuffed toy bear, made esp. of a soft furry fabric. E20.
teddy bears' picnic [a song (c 1932) by Jimmy Kennedy and J. W. Bratton] an occasion of innocent enjoyment.
Ladies Home Journal (US) A worn..teddy bear..was my 'Security blanket'.
b. transf. A person who resembles a teddy bear in appearance or in being cuddly or lovable. M20.
Usu. attrib.
a. A fur-lined high-altitude flying suit. US slang. E20.
b. A heavy or furry coat; spec. one of natural-coloured fabric with a pile like alpaca. E20.
c. A fleecy fabric made of wool and mohair. M20.
= LAIR noun3. Austral. rhyming slang. M20.
= TEDDY 3. L20.
teddy-bearish adjective resembling a teddy bear L20.