put-and-take
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put–and–take

noun \ˌpt-ən-ˈtāk\

Definition of PUT-AND-TAKE

: any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or with dice in which players contribute to a pool and take from it according to the instructions on the top or dice

First Known Use of PUT-AND-TAKE

1922

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