rain check
Dave Wilton, Wednesday, February 28, 2007
A rain check was originally a voucher issued at baseball games that were rained out, allowing the spectators to return to watch another game. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of 26 May 1884:
Read the rest of the article...The heavy rain yesterday threw a damper over local operations. At each of the parks the audience had to be content with three innings and rain checks.
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