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单词 martingale
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martingale /märˈtin-gāl/

noun
  1. A strap passing between a horse's forelegs, fastened to the girth and to the bit, noseband or reins, to keep its head down
  2. A short spar under the bowsprit (nautical)
  3. (in gambling) the policy of doubling the stake on losing
ORIGIN: Fr, perh from a kind of breeches worn at Martigues in Provence
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