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Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. |
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Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. |
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A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules,
for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of
chance; games of skill; field games, etc. |
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The use or practice of such a game; a single match at
play; a single contest; as, a game at cards. |
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That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the
number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in
short whist five points are game. |
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In some games, a point credited on the score to the player
whose cards counts up the highest. |
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A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or
purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan;
project. |
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Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats
designed for, or served at, table. |
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Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock;
ready to fight to the last; plucky. |
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Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or
to the act or practice of hunting. |
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To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English,
impersonally with dative. |
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To play at any sport or diversion. |
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To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards,
or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win
money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble. |
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