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pea
noun- in Keno, a small ball with a number between one and 80 painted on it, drawn to establish winning numbers US
- — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming, p. 152, 1987
- in pool, a small tally ball used as a scoring device US
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 168, 1993
- a bullet US
- [B]ecause if they dared do anything else they’d been warned they’d get a couple of peas each in their heads[.] — Robert Campbell, Juice, p. 287, 1988
- a person expected to win; in racing, a favourite AUSTRALIA, 1911
- The best his “pea” could do was finish a modest second. — James Holledge, The Great Australian Gamble, p. 36, 1966
- He’s had his eye on her for some time, you know, but I’m the pea, she said. — Alexander Buzo, Rooted, p. 92, 1969
- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 68, 1977
- — Ryan Aven-Bray, Ridgey Didge Oz Jack Lang, p. 39, 1983
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