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chicken-hazard

chicken-hazard noun: a game of chance played with dice for very small stakes.

Noun

chicken-hazard (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A game of chance played with dice for very small stakes.

Origin of chicken-hazard

Hobson-Jobson suggests a connection with chickeen.

Questions about chicken-hazard

What does chicken-hazard mean?
Chicken-hazard means a game of chance played with dice for very small stakes.
What part of speech is chicken-hazard?
Chicken-hazard is a noun.

Words near chicken-hazard in the dictionary

  1. chicken-feed
  2. chicken-feeds
  3. chicken-fried
  4. chicken-fried steak
  5. chicken-fried steaks
  6. chicken-hazard
  7. chicken-heart
  8. chicken-hearted
  9. chicken-heartedly
  10. chicken-heartedness
  11. chicken-hearts

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