high-low

adjective

Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

Meanings

adjectivehigh-low (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecard gamesDescribing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.
  2. not comparablegamblingDesignating a blackjack card counting technique in which the lowest cards are worth +1 point and the highest cards −1 point, and the counter places higher bets against higher point totals.
nounhigh-low (countable and uncountable, plural high-lows)

plural high-lows

  1. alternativecountableuncountablefashionAlternative form of highlow (“type of shoe”).
  2. uncountablecard gamesA card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown.

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Chicago

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