Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A poker game in which both high and low hands are eligible to win.
- n. A signal chiefly in bridge for one's partner to lead a suit.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A high shoe fastened with a leather thong in front; any ankle-boot. The term is also used by archœological writers in describing the half-boots seen in medieval sculptures and miniatures.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A laced boot, ankle high.
WordNet 3.0
- n. poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
Examples
“To illustrate the point, we turn to the so-called 'high-low fallacy.”
“Tribeca, with its high-low mix of star-studded premieres last year's opening-night film was "Shrek Forever After" and muckraking documentaries, Hong Kong action movies and earnest indie dramas, is much more difficult to characterize.”
The Wall Street Journal: Sharpening Its Lens, Even as It Expands
“That "high-low" tactic, as it is known in retailing, is the opposite of what was preached by the firm's founder, widely known as "Mr. Sam.”
The Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart Tries to Recapture Mr. Sam's Winning Formula
“Jeffrey Archer, the best-selling British author, member of parliament and jailbird, was renowned for throwing "at homes" featuring Krug and shepherd's pie—a flawless combination of high-low.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Host's Secret Weapon: Merciless Perfection
“By the 1980s, the oven was white and had a high-low setting switch.”
“Mr. Harman has praised Ms. Brown's mastery of the "high-low" in journalism, referring to the ability to mix serious and light topics she employed at Vanity Fair and now the Beast.”
The Wall Street Journal: Tina Brown's Newsweek Relaunch Hits Newsstands Monday
“But left guard David Diehl admitted it's "common nature" to be checking up on the Eagles (2-4), Cowboys (2-3) and Redskins (3-2) and, as the Giants (4-2) begin their week of returning to football fundamentals, to think about what they'll need to win in a league without a very high-low differential.”
The Wall Street Journal: The NFC East Lacks a Clear Pecking Order
“I think the high-low block that got John [Graves last year], I think that is being watched pretty closely in this league," Beamer said.”
The Washington Post: Another look at last year's chop block controversy
“If you can find a better example of high-low chic, worn with aplomb, then I'd like to see it.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Building Blocks of a Smart Wardrobe
“It would also provide U.S. military leaders with the "high-low" mix of F-22s' air superiority and F-35s' ground-attack superiority that was envisioned in the 1990s.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘high-low’.
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discoveries
These are lexical items new to me that I've discovered in actual use (i.e. not in dictionaries, lists, or this site).
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My Modern Job in the Past
Words I come across at work.
Now stripped of most military terms, which have found a new home on the list Historical Military Terms of Interest. See also (and add to!) hilarious misspe...chaise-marine, delft, delftware, quince, tympan, cresset, navvy, venn diagram, poop deck, apothecary, heliotrope, millinery and 294 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for high-low.
reesetee Beat me to it, jenn. :-) Oct 14, 2008
jennarenn In education, it's a book that's interesting to older students who don't read very well. It's short for high-interest, low-reading level. Oct 13, 2008
bilby In craps, it's a bet on the the 2 and 12 for a single roll. Also known as aces-boxcars. Oct 13, 2008