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toodlembuck; toodle-em-buck; doodle-em-buck
noun
any of various gambling games played by children utilising a spinning device with the names of horses in a race written on it AUSTRALIA
From a “toodle/doodle” frequentative formation expressive of spinning, “em” (them) and “buck” (a gambling marker).- Another diversion in “Doodlem-buck” added to the merriment of the onlookers. — Collins and Thompson, Harking Back, p. 27, 1924
- He could try his luck at roulette or “doodle-em-buck”, chance his arm at Aunt Sally, or eat and drink his way along the long line of refreshment tents. — Maurice Cavanough and Meurig Davies, Cup Day, p. 6, 1960
- In the weeks before the Melbourne Cup was run we gambled with cherry bobs (cherry stones) on a toodlembuck. This was a small whirligig of cardboard with the Cup horses’ names printed round the edge. — June Factor, Kidspeak, p. 211, 2002
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