high-low

[hahy-loh for 1, 3; hahy-loh for 2]

high-low

[hahy-loh for 1, 3; hahy-loh for 2]
noun
1.
a game of poker in which both high and low hands are eligible to win, the pot usually being split equally between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand.
2.
Also, high·low. an ankle-high, laced shoe.
3.
Chiefly Bridge. a signal for one's partner to lead a suit, conveyed by playing a high card and then a lower card in that suit.

Origin:
1795–1805
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High-low is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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high-low

noun
poker in which the high and low hands split the pot 
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