boodle

Noun
US[boo-duhl]/ˈbudəl/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. informal terms for moneySynonyms: breadcabbageclamsdinerodoughgeltkalelettucelollylucrelootmoolahpelfscratchshekelssimoleonssugarwampumType of money
  2. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that cardSynonyms: MichiganChicagoNewmarketstopsType of card game, cards
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Boo′dle (bo͞o′d′l), noun

Origin: Origin uncertain.

1. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. Low, U. S. John Russell. Bartlett

2. Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag. Polit. slang, U. S.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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