The Clue
"Eleni" author Nicholas (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GAGE
Tags
Notes
The answer GAGE is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
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Definition
GAGE as a noun:
1. (pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane) = street names for marijuana
2. (gauge, gage) = a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
GAGE as a verb:
1. (bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt) = place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"