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Sweepstake
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Sweepstake
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sweepstake, n.
- A winning of all the stakes or prizes. Heylin. [1913 Webster]
- A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sweepstake, n.
1 a form of gambling on horse-races etc. in which all competitors' stakes are paid to the winners.
2 a race with betting of this kind.
3 a prize or prizes won in a sweepstake.
1 a form of gambling on horse-races etc. in which all competitors' stakes are paid to the winners.
2 a race with betting of this kind.
3 a prize or prizes won in a sweepstake.
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