the odd man out in a game in which three people toss coins, considered the winner or loser according to previously agreed rules; the game of…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > two up, etc. > [noun] (12) Tommy Dodd1865 the odd man out in a game in which three people toss coins, considered the winner or loser according to previously agreed rules; the game of… odd man wins1884 a gambling game in which three people toss coins, the winner being the person whose coin turns up a different face from the other two. two-up1898 Australian and New Zealand. A gambling game played by tossing two coins, bets being laid on the showing of two heads or two tails. swy1940 The game of two-up (see also quot. 1950). Also swy-up. swy game1950 a game of two-up. Subcategories:— player (4) — board (3) |
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