Deadwood: a cheat, a broad tosser and a clip
I'm re-watching Deadwood, currently on Season 1 Episode 13, "Jewel's boot is made for walking". In this episode, Alma Garrett's father comes to town. While Alma, her father, Sophia and Seth Bullock are all sitting down to dinner in E.B. Farnum's hotel, E.B. is looking through a curtain and talking about the father. He says,
the man's a cheat, a broad tosser, and a clip...
What does this sentence, these descriptions, signify that E.B. thinks of the father?
Best Answer
They all mean a con artist, an apt description of Alma's conniving, greedy father.
One who cheats; a swindler.
The card dealer in the Three Card Monte con. [...] The con artist uses three cards, usually two black spot cards and a red Queen. [...] Monte hustlers usually work as a team, with a lookout and a third member who acts as a shill to win money and get the crowd involved in the betting.
a swindler who fleeces the victim
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