See Also: laggard(dictionary)
laggard(dictionary)
kilter(1)(dictionary)
kilter(2)(dictionary)
kilter(dictionary)
off-kilter(dictionary)
Kilter - Poker(gambling)

kilter(2) (iou) and laggard (iou)


kilter(2) (iou)



kilter noun2. L19.
[Prob. var. of KELTER noun2.]
An unorthodox Poker hand containing no card higher than nine, nor any ace, pair, flush, or straight.

laggard (iou)



laggard adjective, noun, & verb. E18.
[from LAG verb2 + -ARD.]
A. adjective. Lagging behind, hanging back, loitering, slow. E18.
T. Williams While love made her brilliant,..it made me laggard and dull.
b. noun. A person who lags behind; a lingerer, a loiterer. E19.
C. verb intrans. Hang back, loiter. M19.
laggardly adjective having the character or spirit of a laggard; hesitant, slow: M20.
laggardly adverb (rare) in a slow or hesitant manner M19.
laggardness noun M19.