ENGLISH DICTIONARY

High-low

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: High-low is an adjective meaning (poker) Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

Meaning

(poker) Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

More Meanings

  1. (fashion) Alternative form of highlow (“type of shoe”).
  2. (uncountable, card games) A card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown.
  3. (gambling) Designating a blackjack card counting technique in which the lowest cards are worth +1 point and the highest cards −1 point, and the counter places higher bets against higher point totals.

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