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Definition of blanket roll
1 : a cylindrical pack made up of kit or accessories rolled in bedding and often in an outer water-resistant cover (such as a shelter half or poncho) and used especially by hikers and the military
2 : a method of cheating at craps involving the throwing of the dice so that they will rotate only on their horizontal axes
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