two-to-one
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Meaning · English
The pawnbroker's sign of three balls.
Register: slang
Examples
“A pawnbroker!” cried Dick, with a loud laugh; whereupon the two-to-one lady blushed up to the eyes and whispered to her friend, “How could they know us?”
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “two-to-one” mean?
The pawnbroker's sign of three balls.
Is “two-to-one” formal or informal?
two-to-one is generally slang.