belly-stick; stick noun in a confidence swindle involving fixed gambling, a confederate who appears to win consistently US,1940
I said, “I’ll learn fast. I’ll be the best stick you ever saw.” — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), TrickBaby, p. 91, 1969
“Kid, there isn’t a helluva lot a belly-stick has to know. All you do is keep your belly against the joint cointer and let me make lucky on the wheel.” — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), TrickBaby, p. 92, 1969