croupier's rake
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small rake used by a croupier: A tool, resembling a small garden rake, used by a casino dealer (croupier) to collect and move betting chips across the gaming table.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The croupier used the croupier's rake to pull in the winning chips.
- A croupier's rake is an essential tool for managing bets at a roulette table.
Advanced Usage
- As a defining object: The term is often used to specify the tool's purpose and user.
- The efficiency of the game depends partly on the croupier's skill with the croupier's rake.
Variants and Related Words
- Croupier (n): The casino employee who conducts the game, collects and pays bets, and uses the rake.
- Rake (n): A tool with a long handle and a crossbar with teeth, used for gathering leaves or smoothing soil. In a casino context, it is modified as "croupier's rake."
Synonyms
- Dealer's rake: A less common but understandable synonym.
- Chip rake: A more generic term focusing on the object moved (chips) rather than the user.
Related Phrases
- To rake in the chips: An idiom meaning to collect winnings, derived from the action performed with a croupier's rake.
- The casino seemed to rake in chips all night long.
Noun
- a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table