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单词 chancing
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chancingn.

/ˈtʃɑːnsɪŋ//ˈtʃansɪŋ/
Etymology: < chance v. + -ing suffix1.
a. The action of chance v.; †happening, befalling; fortune, luck (obsolete).
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > fortune or luck
sitheOE
hapc1275
fortunea1300
timingc1300
thriftc1305
speeda1325
casta1400
venturea1450
issuec1475
luck1481
success1548
speeding1573
chancing1583
potluck1592
ship1851
joss1913
1583 T. Watson Poems (1870) 195 Why liue I wretch in hope of better chancing.
b. Gambling, playing games of chance. Obsolete.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > gaming
playc1300
gaming1501
gamestry1605
chancing1652
gambling1700
spieling1859
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvi. sig. i2v Cogging, dicing, or chancing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

chancingadj.

/ˈtʃɑːnsɪŋ//ˈtʃansɪŋ/
Etymology: < chance v. + -ing suffix2.
That chances.
a. That comes or is present by chance.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > coming or encountered by chance
incidental1856
chancing1889
1889 Daily News 7 Aug. 5/4 Mackerel are a ‘chancing fish’, and the abundance of them cannot always be relied on.
1896 W. Wakefield in Spectator 31 Oct. 589/2 Each a chancing guest Unknown before, we tarried certain days.
b. That relies upon chance.
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1909 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 8/2 A chancing man... What is that?—He's a horse-dealer, and sells animals on chance as to whether they are good or bad.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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