lowball

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To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low
An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass
The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop
A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)
A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser
Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins the pot
Five card draw played for low only (i e , where the low hand wins the entire pot)
An estimate of moving costs that is purposely estimated on the low side in order to secure a move from the customer Generally, given by low life type persons who don't know how to sell and provide quality moving services
Originally, the position of the ball on an American railroad Ball Signal that indicated Stop. This definition is now used to the same effect when talking about lowballing an action (to hold off until circumstances change)
make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

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deuce-to-seven lowball
A version of lowball poker where the ace is the high card and straights and flushes count, making the best hand 2-3-4-5-7 (with at least two different suits)
lowball

    Hyphenation

    low·ball

    Antonyms

    highball

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    Etymology

    [ 'lO-"bol ] (transitive verb.) circa 1961. American railroad term that described one of two positions of the ball of a ball signal. This is the same history for highball. 2001, Anthony J. Biancull, Trains and Technology: The American Railroad in the Nineteenth Century, ISBN 0874138035:
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