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rainbow
noun- a capsule of amobarbital sodium and secobarbital sodium (trade name Tuinal), a combination of central nervous system depressants US
- — Donald Louria, Nightmare Drugs, p. 25, 1966
- The carpeted lobby was littered with fallen rainbows, dexis, bennies, ludes, speed, even some dust, though it had a bad rep these days[.] — Joseph Wambaugh, The Glitter Dome, p. 122, 1981
- in casinos, a bet comprising different colours and different value betting chips US
- — Michael Dalton, Blackjack, p. 29, 1991
- in oil drilling, a very small showing of oil in a hole US
- — Jerry Robertson, Oil Slanguage, p. 60, 1954
- a soldier who joins a fighting unit after conflict has ceased AUSTRALIA, 1919
Used in both World Wars; a rainbow comes after a storm.
▶ go up the rainbow
to experience sexual ecstasy UK- — Richard Allen, Boot Boys, 1972
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