impactful, below-the-line, etc.

[Jonathan Lighter]

That would be, "The bucking stops here."

More appropriate for a horse-laugh on the Pecos.

JL


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:26 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> RE: buck or buck knife or buck knife handle as poker dealer indicator.
> Seems to me, whoever is holding the deck tells you who the dealer is. Why
> would you need any further indication? (I.e., is the "buck" in poker a mere
> folk-etymology, or is it actually attested in use?)
> {The buck stops here} sign = there is no further bucking (i.e. evasion) of
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