1. A special
game or
concession crookedly operated. "
The L.A. (legal adjuster) says the gaffs can run wide open here. The sheriff took his bit (bribe)."
2. Any
device used in the
crooked operation of a game of chance.
3. To
spin,
pad rolling, or similar
controlling of
unloaded dice, for the purpose of
cheating.
4. The application of
pressure, or
force as in
police third degree. Any lasting
difficulty to be
suffered, as
rough treatment, a prison term, etc.
5. That element that removes
chance and reasonably assures a
desired outcome; the
fix.
6. The
catch; the
trick; the
twist or the
angle.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950