steel wheel

noun

The lowest straight flush, ace-2-3-4-5 (all of the same suit).

Meanings

nounsteel wheel (plural steel wheels)

plural steel wheels

  1. slangcard gamesThe lowest straight flush, ace-2-3-4-5 (all of the same suit).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steel, wheel: especially, a certain type of automotive wheel (also called steelies).

Origin

A wheel is a common slang name for the lowest straight, ace-2-3-4-5.

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APA

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

MLA

“steel wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steel%20wheel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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