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Lucky Jar [Bingo]

Or "Cookie Jar," a container with cash. You win the contents of the Lucky Jar if you bingo on the "lucky number." The "lucky number" is usually the first number called at the beginning of a session. Money is added to the jar every time the lucky number is called or if the "caller" makes a mistake in announcing the game. Usually you can win the Lucky Jar only on "regular" games. There is no lucky number in play on "special" throw-away games.

Lucky Loser / Playback [Tennis]
	In some knockout tournaments, one defeat does not automatically result in elimination. Beaten players have the chance to play against other such losers, with the winners being awarded places in later rounds. These players are known as "lucky losers."

Luff [Sailing]
	(1) The edge of a sail toward the bow of a boat. (2) A term used to describe that edge when the airflow around it stalls. (see luffing)

Luff Rope [Sailing]
	Bolt rope. A rope in the luff of a sail. The luff rope is usually used to attach the sail to a mast.

Luffing [Sailing]
	A description of a flapping motion along the luff (leading edge) of a sail. A sail begins to luff when the air flow stalls when traveling across the sail. Luffing is a sign that the sail is not properly trimmed or that the boat is trying to sail too close to the eye of the wind (pinching.)

Lug [Horse Racing]
	The action of a horse that tends to veer away from steering pressure exerted on either rein.

Lug (In or Out) [Horse Racing]
	The action of a tiring horse, bearing in or out, failing to keep a straight course.

Lug in [Horse Racing]
	To bear in towards the rail during a race.

Lug Nuts [Motor Sports]
	Large nuts applied with a high-pressure air wrench to wheels during a pit stop to secure the tires in place. All NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division cars use five lug nuts on each wheel, and penalties are assessed if a team fails to put all five on during a pit stop.

Luge [Luge]
	A sled specially designed and built for racing. It rides on runners called steels, attached to two kufens, which are connected by the bridges. The slider rides in a pod that's suspended from the bridges. (French for "sled.")

Lugs [Sailing]
	Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

Luk [Archery]
	Russian for bow.

Lull [Sailing]
	A period of no wind. Lulls may be followed by a significant change of wind speed and direction.

Lumber [Poker]
	Kibitzer (A non-playing spectator; a railbird.).

Lumberman's Hand [Poker]
	In hold 'em, 2-4 as one's first two cards. Comes from two-by-four, a kind of board.

Luminous Readers [Poker]
	Readers (Marked cards, particularly those marked with special luminous ink that can be seen only by someone wearing special glasses or contact lenses sensitive to a particular portion of the spectrum).

Lumo [Archery]
	Bow, Sanchuan, China.

Lumpy [General]
	A break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing is not smooth.

Lunge [Fencing]
	An attack in which the fencer moves the front leg quickly forward while the back leg remains stationary and straightens out.

Lure [Greyhound Racing]
	A mechanical device attached to an arm and electrically driven around the racing strip. The lure operator keeps it a uniform distance ahead of the greyhounds. It's the object the greyhounds chase while racing. A lure generally is a stuffed object that resembles either a bone or a rabbit.

Lure Operator [Golf]
	The person responsible for keeping the lure a uniform distance ahead of the greyhounds during a race.

Lutz [Figure Skating]
	Named for inventor Alois Lutz, this is a jump on which the skater, while moving in a backward curve, uses the toe pick to rotate in the opposite direction, taking off from a back outside edge and landing on the other back outside edge.

Luxury Car [Motor Sports]
	A well-appointed, well-equipped, well-designed and constructed auto varying in size from a compact to a large sedan.

Lv [Blackjack]
	The acronym for Las Vegas, the city.

Lva [Blackjack]
	The acronym for Las Vegas Advisor, Anthony Curtis's newsletter.

Lwf [Wrestling]
	Lunatic Wrestling Federation

Lwl [Sailing]
	Load waterline or length waterline. Also design waterline (DWL.) This is the length of the boat at the waterline when loaded to its designed capacity.

Lwo [Wrestling]
	Latino World Order

Lying [Golf]
	Designation for the number of shots a golfer has taken on a given hole. For example, "lying three" means that the golfer has taken three shots and is about to hit the fourth.

Lying Ahull [Sailing]
	A boat that is letting herself be subjected to prevailing conditions without the use of sails or other devices. Lying ahull is usually not preferred to other actions because a boat may tend to lie with her beam to the waves and the wind (parallel to the waves.) This can cause a boat to roll excessively and even become knocked down.

Lying in the Bushes [Poker]

The place where sneaky poker players lie in wait, usually accompanied by powerhouse hands they have sandbagged, or otherwise slow-played, to trap unwary aggressive players; often part of the phrase waiting in the weeds or lying in the weeds. For example, in a high draw game, you raised before the draw with three aces. Among the several callers, the first man took three cards and passed after the draw. Everyone else passed. You did not improve your hand, but three aces is worth a bet after the draw, so you bet. The three-card draw now raises. The others fold. You call. He shows his full house. He was waiting in the weeds. Also, bushes, as part of the terms in the bushes, and woods, as part of the terms in the woods and waiting in the woods.

Lying in the Weeds [Poker]

The place where sneaky poker players lie in wait, usually accompanied by powerhouse hands they have sandbagged, or otherwise slow-played, to trap unwary aggressive players; often part of the phrase waiting in the weeds or lying in the weeds. For example, in a high draw game, you raised before the draw with three aces. Among the several callers, the first man took three cards and passed after the draw. Everyone else passed. You did not improve your hand, but three aces is worth a bet after the draw, so you bet. The three-card draw now raises. The others fold. You call. He shows his full house. He was waiting in the weeds. Also, bushes, as part of the terms in the bushes and lying in the bushes, and woods, as part of the terms in the woods and waiting in the woods.

Lying to [Sailing]
	A boat that is almost stopped with her bow into the wind, probably with the aid of a sea anchor.