croupier's rake
- noun
- Jargon
:
rastrillo del croupier
- The croupier's rake is used to collect chips from losing bets after each round.
Examples
-
Without a croupier's rake, it would be difficult to move all the chips efficiently on a busy table.
-
He watched the croupier expertly maneuver the croupier's rake across the green felt.
-
The croupier's rake was essential for managing the chips.
-
Every croupier's rake is designed for easy handling.
-
The croupier's rake allows the dealer to swiftly gather chips from the table.
-
Using a croupier's rake helps maintain order as chips are moved during the game.
-
He demonstrated the proper technique for using a croupier's rake at the casino table.
Synonyms
19
1.0
A long-handled tool with a row of teeth used to gather leaves and loosen soil
Surface Forms
Morphology
croupier's + rake
The phrase is a simple possessive composition: 'croupier's' (dealer at a gambling table) + 'rake' (a handheld tool), which yields a tool belonging to or used by the croupier — i.e., the small rake for moving chips. If a B1 learner knows both constituent words, the meaning is directly inferable from the parts and follows ordinary noun-possession compounding patterns, so it is transparently compositional.
Etymology
Croupier's rake is named after the small tool a croupier uses to pull and gather chips on the casino table. Because the dealer literally 'rakes' chips toward them, the phrase now means 'a small rake used by a croupier to move chips'.