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Definition of two-up

: a gambling game in which players bet that two coins tossed from a small wooden kip will fall both heads or both tails

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“Two-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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