Definition of Numbers pool

1. Noun. An illegal daily lottery.

Exact synonyms: Numbers, Numbers Game, Numbers Racket
Generic synonyms: Drawing, Lottery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Numbers Pool

numberful
numbering
numberings
numberless
numberlessly
numberlessness
numberlike
numberous
numberplate
numberplates
numbers
numbers game
numbers games
numbers juggling
numbers needed to harm
numbers pool (current term)
numbers racket
numberwork
numbest
numbfish
numbfishes
numbing
numbingly
numbles
numbly
numbness
numbnesses
numbnuts
numbre
numbs

Literary usage of Numbers pool

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science by George Woodyatt Hastings, Andrew Edgar, Charles Wager Ryalls, Edwin Pears (1867)
"... will be to remove in great numbers pool- families who are at present huddled into the miserable sub-let houses of London ; and the question will ..."

2. Moses and Israel: Sacred Text of the Lessons by George Ripley Bliss, Franklin Johnson, American Bible Union (1874)
"... which have been seen there in great numbers. POOL, in Smith's Bible Dictionary, argues strongly for the derivation of the name from the red men, ..."

3. Managing Commuters' Behaviour: Managing Commuters' Behaviour : a New Role by Economic Research Centre (2002)
"The company should audit all its vehicle usage to establish the potential to reduce numbers, pool use and establish the case for shared use. ..."

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