buck the tiger

verb

To gamble on a game of faro.

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Meanings

verbbuck the tiger (third-person singular simple present bucks the tiger, present participle bucking the tiger, simple past and past participle bucked the tiger)

present singular third person bucks the tiger · participle present bucking the tiger · participle past bucked the tiger · past bucked the tiger

  1. informalgamblingTo gamble on a game of faro.
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APA

buck the tiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20the%20tiger

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck the tiger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20the%20tiger.

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