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| Count Down the Deck [Blackjack] |
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Systematically remembering what cards have been played so that you know what is left in the deck.
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| Count Down the Stub [Poker] |
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In a draw poker or lowball game, after dealing all the cards, including those drawn by participants, count the remainder of the deck to ensure that the deck contains the correct number of cards. This is done as a protection against someone possibly holding out.
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| Count Someone Down [Poker] |
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Determine the total value of a player's chips. When, in a no-limit or pot-limit game, someone bets an amount equal to another player's stack, that player may say, "Did you count me down?"
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| Countdown Hand [Poker] |
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In lowball, a hand tied in its top three or four cards. For example, Chloe has 9-7-6-4-3 and Emilie has 9-7-6-4-2. The winning hand is determined at the fifth card, since their hands are otherwise the same.
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| Counter [Blackjack] |
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A player who uses a counting system to keep track of the cards played in order to determine whether the deck is favorable or unfavorable to the player.
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| Counter Attack [Fencing] |
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An attack made immediately after avoiding or stopping an opponent's attack.
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| Counter Balance [Golf] |
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The process of adding weight in the butt end of a shaft to achieve a specific swingweight and/or feel. Counter balancing will increase the overall weight of the club and is not a widely recommended procedure.
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| Counter-Attack [Fencing] |
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An offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack.
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| Counter-Disengage [Fencing] |
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A disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry.
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| Counter-Drive [Table Tennis] |
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An attacking shot used to return the opponent's attacking shot.
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| Counter-Parry [Fencing] |
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A parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie. the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent's blade.
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| Counter-Riposte [Fencing] |
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An attack made immediately after parrying the opponent's riposte or counter-riposte.
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| Counter-Rotation [Skiing] |
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Rotating the body one way, and the legs the opposite. When turning, the legs turn into the turn, whilst the body turns outward, creating the effect.
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| Counter-Time [Fencing] |
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An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack, typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack.
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| Counterattack [Soccer] |
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An attack launched by a defending team soon after it regains possession of the ball.
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| Counterfeit [Poker] |
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In Omaha Hi/Lo, when the board pairs your key low card, demoting the value of your hand - In flop games, when your great hand is subsequently made less powerful because of cards that hit the table (especially cards that duplicate the strength of your hand), your hand is said to be counterfeited.
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| Counterfeited [Poker] |
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In a high-low split community card game, having one of one's low cards duplicated on the board, thus considerably weakening one's hand, because it is now much easier for another player to tie or beat the hand.
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| Countersink [Golf] |
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The process of using a special tool to radius the inside of a hosel in order to help provide a measure of protection , particularly for a graphite shaft. Typically heads are countersunk at a 20 degree angle. The term “countersink” may also be used to describe the tool used (in a drill or drill press) to create the countersink.
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| Counting System [Blackjack] |
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First Level: A counting system in which the cards are given point counts of +1, -1, or 0 as they are dealt. Multi-Parameter: A counting system which assigns values to the cards which a greater than or less than +1 or -1.
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| Country (Breeding) [Horse Racing] |
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When a horse was breed in a country other than the U.S., this country's abbreviation is carried in the official program next to the horse's name.
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| Country Straight [Poker] |
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In high draw poker with the joker, an open-ended straight draw, that is, one that can be improved by only nine cards, as 4-5-6-7 of mixed suits, which becomes a straight with any 3, 8, or the joker, or a straight draw that can be improved by only eight cards, as 4-5-joker-8, which is helped by any 6 or 7. In high draw poker without the joker or seven-card stud, an open-ended straight draw, that is, one that can be improved by only eight cards, as 4-5-6-7 of mixed suits, which becomes a straight with any 3 or 8 .
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| Coup [Baccarat] |
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French for a round of play.
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| Coup Lance' [Fencing] |
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A launched hit; an attack that starts before a stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not valid at end of time.
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| Coup Lancé [Fencing] |
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An attack that begins before a stop in play but results in a hit afterward. It's not valid if time has run out, but it counts if play was stopped for any other reason. (French for "launched hit.")
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| Coupe [Motor Sports] |
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Generally, a two-door car with close-coupled passenger compartment.
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| Coupe De Ville [Motor Sports] |
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A coupe with an enclosed, rear passenger section and an open driver's section.
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| Coupe' [Fencing] |
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Also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the opponent's tip.
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| Coupled [Horse Racing] |
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Two or more horses running as an entry in a single betting unit.
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| Coupled (Entry) [Horse Racing] |
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Two or more horses running as an entry in a single betting unit.
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| Coupled Entry [Horse Racing] |
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Two or more horses owned and/or trained by the same person, entered in the same race and coupled for betting. This combination of horses would be seen as one betting interest.
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| Coupon [Blackjack] |
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Promotional material given for free by a casino in order to attract customers. Coupons entitle the player to certain amenities like free dinner for 2 or special (and favorable) rules at games like getting 2-1 payoff in case of a natural. Coupons are given to the player in order to entice him to the casino, while comps are given after he plays there.
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| Couponomy [Blackjack] |
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The wise and most advantageous use of coupons, so that the player extracts maximum value from them. A term coined by Peter Griffin but which came of age through its use by Las Vegas Advisor publisher Anthony Curtis.
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| Courchevel [Poker] |
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A form of Omaha popular in Europe, particularly France, and private games, in which players start with either four or five down cards and the first flop card is exposed before the first round of betting. The name of the game comes from that of a posh ski resort in the French Alps.
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| Course [Golf] |
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The entire playing area for a round or match, usually comprising 9 or 18 holes, each of which has a teeing ground, a fairway, and a green.
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| Course Rating [Golf] |
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The comparison of playing one course as opposed to another in terms of difficulty. It is expressed in strokes or decimal fractions of strokes. The yardage of the course and the ability of a scratch golfer are the basis for determination
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| Court [Basketball] |
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The playing area for a game of basketball, which varies in size, depending on the level of play. College and National Basketball Association courts are 94 feet long by 50 feet wide. The court used in international play is 91 feet, 10 inches, by 49 feet, 2 ¼ inches. The court is bounded by baselines and sidelines and is divided in half by a center line.
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| Court Vision [Basketball] |
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A player's ability to see everything on the court during play ‹ such as where his teammates and defenders are set up ‹ which enables him to make better choices in passing; a highly desirable quality in a point guard.
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| Courtesy Bet [Poker] |
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A bet made in a situation in which a bet is not mandated, and sometimes implying a bet that should not be sensibly made. In a no-limit lowball game, Jim opens and Curly raises. Jim calls and draws two cards, and Curly draws one. Jim makes a smooth 8, and says, "I'll give you a courtesy bet." The bet is small, and the implication is that Curly will now raise. A courtesy bet often occurs in the same situation in which a protection bet is made.
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| Courtesy Flag [Sailing] |
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A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.
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| Courtesy Play [Poker] |
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Giving someone action where it is not necessarily warranted. For example, in a Southern California double blind lowball game, you have beaten someone in several large pots. Now you have the blind. He opens for a raise. You have absolutely nothing, something like four face cards and one small card. Normally you would not call the bet, but would just throw the hand away. Instead you take decidedly the worst of it, perhaps drawing four cards, in order to appear to "give" him back of the few of the many dollars you won from him. This is a courtesy play.
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| Cove [Sailing] |
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A small sheltered recessed area in the shoreline.
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| Cover [Blackjack] |
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The use of various camouflage techniques to disguise the act of counting. It could include anything from the use of the wrong playing strategy or apparently improper bet sizing to very sophisticated maneuvers designed to fool casino personnel who may be attempting to discover whether or not a player is counting cards. Used by counters to disguise the fact that they are counters from casino personnel, such as "cover bet" and "cover plays".
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| Cover Bet [Blackjack] |
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A bet made by a "counter" in an attempt to mislead the floor person into believing the player is a novice.
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| Cover or Coverage [Football] |
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Preventing a player from gaining yards; in pass coverage, a defender follows a receiver to prevent him from catching a pass; in kick coverage, members of the kicking team try to prevent a long kick return.
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| Cover Play [Blackjack] |
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To play a hand in such a way that you will mislead the floor person into believing you are not a counter when you are, in fact, counting.
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| Cover the Bank Bet [Baccarat] |
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In chemin de fer, to cover all or part of the bank bet. Also called fade.
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| Cover the Bet [Blackjack] |
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To accept a bet for play. "Book the action".
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| Cover to Win [General] |
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A wager in which the selection is backed to win a fixed amount, the liability being dependent on the starting price.
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| Coverall [Bingo] |
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This is a pattern where you must cover all numbers on the card to win.
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| Cow [Poker] |
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Go half and half with a player on his buy-in to a game; usually preceded by go; sometimes followed by up. When the player quits, he splits with the person with whom he went cow. Sometimes the house goes cow with a player to enable him to get into a larger game than he could otherwise afford, generally with the no altruistic purpose of filling what would otherwise be a shaky game. At some point when the player (the house hopes) gets far enough ahead of the game, the house may split him out, that is, remove half of his chips and put him on his own.
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| Cow Hocks [Horse Racing] |
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This is a conformation fault where the hocks are very close to each other while the rest of the rear legs are widely separated and toed-out.
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| Cow Up [Poker] |
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Go half and half with a player on his buy-in to a game; usually preceded by go; sometimes followed by up. When the player quits, he splits with the person with whom he went cow. Sometimes the house goes cow with a player to enable him to get into a larger game than he could otherwise afford, generally with the no altruistic purpose of filling what would otherwise be a shaky game. At some point when the player (the house hopes) gets far enough ahead of the game, the house may split him out, that is, remove half of his chips and put him on his own.
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| Cowl [Motor Sports] |
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A removable metal scoop at the base of the windshield and rear of the hood that directs air into the air box.
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| Cowling [Bobsledding] |
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The covering over the front part of the sled.
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| Cowls [Sailing] |
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Scoop like devices used to direct air into a boat.
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| Cox [Rowing] |
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Short for coxswain.
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| Cox Box [Rowing] |
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A small electronic device that amplifies the coxswain's voice and also gives a readout of information, such as the current stroke rating.
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| Coxed [Rowing] |
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Descriptive of a boat or crew that has a coxswain.
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| Coxless [Rowing] |
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Descriptive of a boat or crew with no coxswain.
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| Coxswain [Rowing] |
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The helmsman, who has two important jobs: To keep the boat moving straight by making minor corrections to the rudder, and to keep the oarsmen rowing at the desired stroke rate.
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| Cp [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Caesars Palace, a casino.
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| Cpw [Wrestling] |
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Championship Pro Wrestling
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| Cpwom [Wrestling] |
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Championship Wrestling of Michigan
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| Cqr Anchor [Sailing] |
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Also called a plow anchor. Short for coastal quick release anchor. An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape.
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| Cra [Motor Sports] |
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California Racing Association, an organization that sanctioned a winged-Sprint car series on the West Coast.
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| Crab [Poker] |
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Three (the card); so called because a 3 looks like it has pincers.
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| Crabbing [Skydiving] |
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A canopy is crabbing when it is flown at an angle sideways to the ambient wind, resulting in a path across the ground that is sideways as well as forwards.
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| Crabs [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, 3-3 as one's first two cards.
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| Crack [Golf] |
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To allow one's good play to suffer when under pressure.
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| Cracked [Poker] |
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Beat, referring to a particular hand.
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| Cracked Hoof [Horse Racing] |
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A vertical split of the hoof wall. Cracks may extend upwards from the bearing surface of the wall or downwards from the coronary band, as the result of a defect in the band. Varying in degrees of severity, cracks can result from injuries or concussion. Hooves that are dry and/or thin (shelly) or improperly shod are susceptible to cracking upon concussion. Corrective trimming and shoeing may remedy mild cracks but in severe cases, when the crack extends inward to the sensitive laminae, more extensive treatment is required, such as using screws and wires to stabilize the sides of the crack.
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| Cracking Pace [Horse Racing] |
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When the leader/s of a race run at a very quick speed, often in the early stages of a race.
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| Cradle [Wrestling] |
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A hold in which one arm is around the neck of the opponent, the other around the neck, with the hands gripped tightly together.
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| Craftsman Truck [Motor Sports] |
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NASCAR started this series in 1994 for full-size, full-bodied pickup trucks on Winston Cup frames. Also considered a 'minor league' version of Busch and Winston Cup Series.
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| Craftsman Truck Series [Motor Sports] |
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These NASCAR Trucks are similar to a Winston Cup race car, under the skin. The body must be stock and its shape is monitored by NASCAR officials. This new series of races has been called one of the most exciting in motorsports.
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| Crane [Synchro Swimming] |
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A position in the body is extended upward and one leg is extended forward at a 90-degree angle.
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| Cranequin, Cric [Archery] |
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A rack and pinion turned by a crank used to draw a medium sized crossbow.
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| Cranial [Horse Racing] |
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Toward the head.
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| Crank [Poker] |
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Start a game; usually followed by up.
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| Crank it Up [Poker] |
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Play fast, that is, lively or loosely.
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| Crankcase [Motor Sports] |
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A pan or box that encloses the bottom of the engine, supports the crankshaft, and contains the oil for the engine.
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| Cranker [Bowling] |
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A bowler who lifts and turns the ball at the top of the backswing to generate a great deal of hooking action.
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| Crankshaft [Motor Sports] |
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The rotating shaft within the engine that delivers the power from the pistons to the flywheel, and from there to the transmission.
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| Crankshaft or Crank [Motor Sports] |
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The main shaft of an engine with a U-shaped offset at each cylinder to which the connecting rod is attached. It delivers rotary motion taken from the reciprocating pistons and connecting rods.
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| Crap [Craps] |
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The numbers 2, 3 and 12.
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| Crap Out [General] |
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Rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out roll.
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| Crap(s) Out [Craps] |
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Rolling a 2, 3 or 12 on the come-out roll.
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| Craps [General] |
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Dice term for 2, 3, and 12. Crew: Dice/Craps dealers assigned to the game.
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| Crash [Curling] |
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To miss a shot because the shooter struck another stone.
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| Crash Gordon [Motor Sports] |
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Former Indy car driver turned NASCAR Winston Cup Driver Robby Gordon, not related to Jeff "Flash" Gordon.
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| Crawler [Bowling] |
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A strike on which the ball misses the head pin. So called because the 4, 2, and 1 pins usually fall slowly, like dominos, after the rest of the pins are down.
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| Crayon [Keno] |
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Used by a keno player to mark numbers on a ticket. Similar to a child's crayon, but usually black.
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| Crazy Pineapple [Poker] |
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A variant of pineapple in which players do not discard one of their down cards until after the flop, at which point the game proceeds as in ordinary hold 'em.
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| Crease [Ice Hockey] |
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See goal crease.
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| Crease Lines [Ice Hockey] |
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The red lines that form the semi-circular area with a 6-foot radius in front of the goal called the goal crease.
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| Creating Space [Soccer] |
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When a player from the attacking team moves without the ball to draw defenders away from the ball carrier and give him space.
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| Credit Bet [General] |
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A bet accepted by a bookmaker where no cash has been deposited.
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| Credit Limit [General] |
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The amount that a backer is allowed to lose in any one week's business by the bookmaker before settlement is required.
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| Credit Line [Blackjack] |
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An amount of credit established for a player at a given casino. A player with a credit line can take a marker for any amount of money up to the amount established in his credit line and use it to purchase chips at the tables. The player is normally expected to repay the marker before the end of his visit to that casino. A credit line can be established in advance of a casino visit in much the same fashion that a loan from a bank would be obtained.
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| Credit Manager [Roulette] |
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The person in charge of determining casino credits for the player.
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| Credit Worthy [Motor Sports] |
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A consumer who will qualify for a vehicle loan. Same as a qualified buyer.
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| Credits [Video Poker] |
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The Video Poker Machine doesn't spit out coins when you win a hand. Instead it keeps track of the coins, and shows you how many Credits (one per coin) you have accumulated. When you put money in the machine, you also add to your credits. For example, if you deposit $20 in a 25 cent machine, you will receive 80 credits. When your credits decline to zero, you have to put in more money to continue playing.
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| Creep [Skydiving] |
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To creep is to practice formation skydiving sequences while laying prone on a creeper.
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| Creep Feeder [Horse Racing] |
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A feed device designed to allow a foal to eat but keep its dam out. Otherwise, the mare will eat the foal's food.
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| Creeper [Skydiving] |
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A board equipped with wheels on which a skydiver lays to simulate freefall maneuvers. Kind of like an Y-shaped skateboard, although larger.
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| Creeping [Archery] |
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Slight forward movement of the arrow point before actual release.
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| Crest [Sailing] |
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(1) The top of a wave. (2) The act of reaching the top of a wave.
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| Cresting [Archery] |
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The identifying coloured rings applied to the arrow shaft forward of the fletchings used to mark ownership.
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| Crew [Bobsledding] |
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The three sliders who sit behind the driver in a four-man bobsled.
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| Crew Chief [Motor Sports] |
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Team leader. Depending on the team, duties include everything from making assignments in the shop, to calling the shots in the pits, to handling airline and motel reservations.
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| Cribber [Horse Racing] |
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A horse who constantly chews wood. It is usually caused by boredom and can often be stopped by painting the sills, doors and fences with creosote or red pepper paste.
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| Cribber (A Wind Sucker) [Horse Racing] |
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A horse who clings to objects with his teeth and sucks air into his stomach.
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| Crier [Poker] |
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One who complains a lot while playing, usually about his bad luck.
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| Crimp [Golf] |
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The mechanical process of “punching” two or more places on a shaft tip in order to make it fit more securely into a hosel. Crimping is done in high volume production lines and is only used (in conjunction with an air hammer) for steel shaft applications.
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| Crimper [Golf] |
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The tool, typically run from an air compressor, used to crimp shafts.
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| Cringle [Sailing] |
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A fitting in a sail that allows a line to fasten to it.
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| Cripple [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, have most of the cards that would make someone else a hand based on the current board, such that you are not likely to get action; usually followed by the deck. For example, you start with pocket aces, and two aces come in the flop. You have crippled the deck, because everyone else is worried about someone having an ace.
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| Criterium [Cycling] |
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A multi-lap race on a course of a mile or less.
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| Critter [Blackjack] |
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See Pit critter.
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| Croise [Fencing] |
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The action of taking the opponent's foible on the forte and moving the opponent's from high to low, or vice versa, on the side of engagement. See also diagonal parry.
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| Crop [Horse Racing] |
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1) The number of foals by a sire in a given year. 2) A group of horses born in the same year An average crop of three-year-olds. 3) A jockey's whip.
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| Cropper [Horse Racing] |
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When a horse or rider falls. Usually applied to steeplechase races.
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| Croquet Shot [Croquet] |
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The croquet shot is the shot made after a roquet. The strikers ball is placed in contact with the roqueted ball and in taking croquet both balls are sent to their desired positions.
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| Cross [Gymnastics] |
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A skill performed on the still rings, in a straight body or " L" position, with the body perpendicular to the floor and the arms stretched perpendicular to the body. See also inverted cross.
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| Cross Bar [Ice Hockey] |
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The 6-foot-long horizontal bar that connects the tops of the goal posts.
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| Cross Bet [General] |
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(Single stakes about, up and down, vice versa): 2 selections, 2 bets - £1 win A, if cash (any to come) £1 win B; £1 win B, if cash £1 win A.
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| Cross Bunker [Golf] |
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A bunker, usually long and narrow, that crosses the fairway.
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| Cross Country [Skiing] |
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A type of race that takes place over a considerable distance. See classical cross country; freestyle cross country.
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