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Game
·noun Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. II. Game ·noun To play at any sport or diversion. III. Game ·...

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game
1) Any mode of robbing. The toby is now a queer game; to rob on the highway is now a bad mode of act...

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Match
·v An agreement, compact, ·etc. II. Match ·v A matrimonial union; a marriage. III. Match ·v Equali...

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match
A wager of emulation by rowing, sailing, manœuvring, &c. (See quick match.) ♦ Slow match, used by ...

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Badger game
·add. ·- The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting...

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Consolation game
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race. ...

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Game fowl
·- A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males....

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Make-game
·noun An object of ridicule; a butt. ...

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Vantage game
·add. ·- The first game after the set is deuce. ·see <<Set>>, ·noun, 9. ...

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die game
To die hard, is to shew no signs of fear or contrition at the gallows; not to whiddle or squeak. Thi...

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game leg
A lame leg. A term not peculiar to America. ...

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game-leg
a lame leg. N. ...

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game-leg
A lame limb, but not so bad as to unfit for duty. ...

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Bickford match
·add. ·- A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a ...

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Consolation match
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race. ...

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Match play
·add. ·- Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; — dist...

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Match-cloth
·noun A coarse cloth. ...

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Match-coat
·noun A coat made of match-cloth. ...

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Parlor match
·add. ·- A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. ...

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Slugging match
·add. ·- A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. II. Slugging matc...

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cat match
When a rook or cully is engaged amongst bad bowlers. ...

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match-box
See bean, Queensland ...

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tight match
A close or even match, as of two persons wrestling or running together; and hence a difficulty. 'The...

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clap-match
A sort of seal, distinct from the fur-seal. ...

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match-tubs
Conical tubs about 18 inches in height, which have a sunken head perforated with holes, to admit the...

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quick match
Used as a train to any charge to be fired rapidly, is made of cotton threads treated with a composit...

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slow match
See match. ...

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tub, match
A conical tub used to guard the slow match in action. They were formerly about five-gallon capacity,...

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match-box bean
n. another name for the ripehard seed of the Queensland Bean, Entadascandens, Benth., N.O. Legumino...

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