Charles Bukowski: Selected Poems Glossary

Charles Bukowski: Selected Poems Glossary

quarters, sidewheelers and straight thoroughs

different types of horses

the john

the toilet

35 to 1

very bad odds of winning (only 1 win in 36 possible outcomes, or a 2.78 % chance of winning)

a ten

a 10-Dollar note

Old Grandad

a brand of bourbon whiskey, made in Kentucky

dump

a garbage lot, colloquial term for very bad living conditions

pump the hand

shake someone's hand

broad

vulgar word for "woman"

Frisco

either an abbreviated name for San Francisco or a town in Texas

wino

an alcoholic

on the cuff

given that it will be paid

Hollywood Park

a town in Texas

the juke

a colloquial term for a shady nightclub, or an abbreviation for jukebox (a device that lets customers choose songs to play for money in a bar or restaurant)

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