SINCE 1828
put-and-take
noun
\ ˌpu̇t-ᵊn-ˈtāk
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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
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