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| Burned Cards [Baccarat] |
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Cards discarded after the decks have been cut and before actual play begins.
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| Burned Piston [Motor Sports] |
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A type of engine failure; the result of preignition or excessive heat in a cylinder, usually because the air-fuel mixture has become too lean for some reason. (Alcohol-fueled engines are especially vulnerable to this.) A burned piston has its top surface transformed into something resembling the surface of the moon, and may even have a hole burned all the way through it.
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| Burned Stone [Curling] |
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A stone that must be removed from play because it has been touched by a curler.
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| Burner [Bowling] |
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A pin that remains standing after an apparently perfect hit.
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| Burnout [Motor Sports] |
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Spinning the rear tires in water to heat and clean them prior to a run for better traction. A burnout precedes every run. Methanol: Pure methyl alcohol produced by synthesis for use in Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Federal-Mogul Funny Cars.
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| Burried Ball [Golf] |
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A ball partially buried beneath the sand in a bunker
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| Bursa [Horse Racing] |
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A sac containing synovial fluid (a natural lubricant). The purpose is to pad or cushion and thus facilitate motion between soft tissue and bone. Most commonly occurring where tendons pass over bones.
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| Bursitis [Horse Racing] |
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Inflammation in a bursa that results in swelling due to accumulation of synovial fluid. Capped elbow is inflammation of the bursa over the point of elbow (olecranon process of the ulna). "Capped hock" is inflammation of the bursa over the point of the hock (tuber calcis).
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| Bury [Poker] |
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1) To deal off the top card, face down, before dealing out the cards (to prevent cheating). 2) To set aside a card which has been inadvertently revealed. Sometimes a distinction is made between bury and burn. If the distinction is made, in a bury the card is placed in the middle of the un-dealt portion of the deck
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| Busch Grand National [Motor Sports] |
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Racing series that may be considered the minor league of Winston Cup racing. Races are generally half the distance of Winston Cup races and many are run at the same tracks.
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| Busch Series [Motor Sports] |
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Just one level below Winston Cup, some drivers race at both this and Winston Cup level. These races, often run the day before a Winston Cup race, have gained popularity and are now all televised live, nationally.
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| Bush [Baseball] |
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Also "bush league." An amateur play or behavior.
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| Bushi [Martial Arts] |
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"Military person," "warrior," or "samurai." A term for the Japanese warrior which was changed to samurai in the 15th century.
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| Bushido [Martial Arts] |
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A strict code of ethical behavior followed by the samurai. Bushido was formulated during the Tokugawa Era (1603 - 1868) of Japan. The premise of the code was to advise a samurai how to conduct himself in battle and how to find a meaningful place in a peacetime society.
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| Bushing Ferrule [Golf] |
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A type of ferrule that is used to reduce the size of a metal wood hosel to .335” from a larger diameter or to reduce an iron hosel to .370” from a larger diameter. The bushing ferrule is epoxied into the hosel and then the shaft is installed as in a normal shafting operation.
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| Bust [Poker] |
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1) A hand drawn to and missed. 2) Any worthless hand. 3) Win all of someone's chips. Usually you bust someone. 4) To be eliminated from a game or tournament by losing all your chips.
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| Bust a Player [Poker] |
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To deprive a player of all his chips; in tournament play, to eliminate a player
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| Bust Card [Blackjack] |
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The bust cards are 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 and usually refer to the dealer's up card. If the dealer has to take a hit on hard totals of 12-16 there is a chance he'll go bust. Of course the odds get progressively better from the 2 to the 6 since there are progressively more cards that will bust him.
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| Bust Hand [Poker] |
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A hand drawn to and missed.
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| Bust Out [Poker] |
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1) To be eliminated from a game or tournament by losing all your chips. 2) Miss the hand one is drawing to, usually in lowball.
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| Bust-Out [Poker] |
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Someone with no money of his own who hangs around a card room waiting for a sucker to put him into a game--by staking him or lending money that likely will not be returned--or hoping for one of his few friends to make a score and give him part of it; a deadbeat, or a card room bum.
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| Bust/Busted ("Too many") [Blackjack] |
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To exceed the count of 21 on a hand (You go bust). You cannot go bust on the initial deal. If you go bust you always loose, even if the dealer ends up busted as well. When the dealer busts, all players who have a valid playing hand ( hand total not exceeding 21 ) automatically win. Also "Go over" or "break." The fundamental advantage, which the casino has over the player in 21, arises from this fact.
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| Busted [Poker] |
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Having no money or chips.
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| Busted Flush [Poker] |
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A busted hand that missed a draw to a straight or a flush is a busted straight or a busted flush.
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| Bustle [Powerboating] |
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A hydrodynamic shape attached to the chine that increases the area available for buoyancy.
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| Bute [Horse Racing] |
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Short-hand for phenylbutazone, a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication for horses, trade names Butazolidin and Butazone. Bute is legal medication in many racing jurisdictions, including Texas.
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| Bute (Or Butazolidin) [Horse Racing] |
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Trade name for phenylbutazone, a commonly used analgesic for horses.
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| Butt [Archery] |
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[1] An earthen mound used as a backing for a target.
[2] A target made from compacted straw.
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| Butt (Shaft Butt) [Golf] |
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The large end of the shaft onto which the grip is installed.
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| Butt Cap [Golf] |
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The end of the grip of a golf club. Also the plastic or rubber cap used in certain leather and Winn wrap grip applications. See also “End Cap.”
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| Butt Diameter [Golf] |
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The measure of the diameter of the larger end of a shaft, typically expressed in thousandths. (i.e., .600” or .580”.)
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| Butt Fields [Archery] |
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English public archery practice grounds, 15th century.
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| Butt Heavy [Golf] |
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A type of shaft construction in which the butt section of the shaft is heavier than an equal length of the tip section. Most graphite and parallel tip shafts are considered to be butt heavy shafts.
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| Butt Section [Golf] |
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The portion from the butt end of a shaft down to the first step (on steel shafts.)
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| Butt Size [Golf] |
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Same as butt diameter; the measure of the diameter of the larger end of a shaft, typically expressed in thousandths. (i.e., .600” or .580”.)
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| Butt Trim [Golf] |
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Term applied when cutting a shaft from its butt end.
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| Butt Weight [Golf] |
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The process of adding weight to the butt end of the shaft, either by wrapping it with lead tape or by installing an lead insert into the shaft butt. The “Butt Weight” is also the term given to the weight placed inside the butt of the shaft.
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| Butt-Ending [Ice Hockey] |
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A minor penalty which occurs when an opponent is hit with the top of a player’s hockey stick.
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| Button [Poker] |
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1) In all flop games, a small disk used to signify the player in the last position if a house dealer is used; a buck. 2) The actual dealer position (or, usually, the player in that position) in a game dealt by a house dealer. "I opened the pot, and the button raised."
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| Button (Marker Button) [Blackjack] |
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A laminated plastic disk with a white number painted on it used to keep track of markers. Also "lamer".
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| Button Charge [Poker] |
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A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the House Cut.
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| Buy [Poker] |
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1) As in "buy the pot." To bluff, hoping to "buy" the pot without being called. 2) As in "buy the button." To bet or raise, hoping to make players between you and the button fold, thus allowing you to act last on subsequent betting rounds. 3) In draw poker, receive one or more cards. "What did you buy on the draw?" means "What card or cards did you receive?" 4) Purchase chips.
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| Buy Bets [Craps] |
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Giving the house a 5% commission in order to be paid correct odds for a place bet. The buy bets on 4 and 10 allow the player to reduce the house edge from 6.67% to 4% on these bets. Some casinos collect the commission only on winning bets, while others collect it at the time the bet is made. You can bet on 4, 10, 5, 9, 6, and 8. You win when the number is rolled before a 7 after come out roll.
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| Buy Points [General] |
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Buy Points means that you can move the pointspread so that you give away less points with the favorite or get more points with the underdog, for both football and basketball. To do this you must pay an extra 10% for each ½ point you buy in your favor. For the NFL and NCAA football, you will pay an additional 15% to buy on or off of 3 points - also know as Key Points. And if you buy through 3 points, you will pay an additional 20%. NOTE: There are NO Key Points for basketball. You pay a flat 10% for each 1/2 point you buy. An example of how to buy off of 3 points: the Kansas City Chiefs (-3) are 3 point favorites. To buy 1/2 point and make them a 2.5 point favorite, you would need to lay $125 to win $100.
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| Buy Price [Greyhound Racing] |
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In Spread or Index betting, the higher figure quoted by an Index bookmaker.
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| Buy Short [Poker] |
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Buy less than the minimum required for the game.
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| Buy the 4 and 10 [Craps] |
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Paying a 5% commission to the casino so that the 4 and 10 payoff is at 2:1 on place bets. The buy bets on 4 and 10 allow the player to reduce the house edge from 6.67% to 4% on these bets.
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| Buy the Rack (Us) [Greyhound Racing] |
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Purchase every possible daily-double or other combination ticket.
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| Buy-Back [Horse Racing] |
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A horse put through a public auction that did not reach a minimum (reserve) price set by the consignor and so was retained. The consignor must pay a fee to the auction company based on a percentage of the reserve, to cover the auction company's marketing, advertising and other costs (also called passsing in the horse).
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| Buy-in [Poker] |
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[1] 1) The minimum amount required to get into a game. "The buy-in for limit games is 10 times the lower limit; for example, in a $2-$4 game, the buy-in is $20."
[2] 2) The amount of chips with which one started a poker playing session. "He won $500 on a $10 buy-in."
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| Buy-in Tournament [Keno] |
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A keno tournament where players pay a set fee up front, and play a predetermined number of games and/or tickets. Players get to keep any winnings.
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| Buzz [Blackjack] |
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To hustle or ask for a bet for the dealer.
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| Buzzard [Golf] |
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A score of two strokes over the designated par for a hole; a takeoff on eagle.
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| Buzzer Beater [Basketball] |
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A shot that's made just before the buzzer sounds to signal the end of a period.
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| Bwo [Wrestling] |
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Blue World Order
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| By me. [Poker] |
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I check" or "I pass.
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| By the Lee [Sailing] |
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A point of sail similar to running where the wind is coming over the quarter of the sailboat on the same side that the main sail and boom are on. This point of sail is considered dangerous because of the possibility of an accidental jibe.
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| Bye [Tennis] |
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Free passage into the second round of a tournament. Players may be given a bye if a tournament doesn't have enough players (e.g. if there are only 28 players in a tournament designed for 32, there will be 4 byes in the first round). Byes are always awarded to seeded players.
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| Bye Holes [Golf] |
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The holes that remain unplayed because a match has been decided. For example, if a player is ahead by five holes with only four left to play, those four holes are not played.
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