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Webster 1913 Edition


Gamble

Gam′ble

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gambled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gambling
.]
[Dim. of
game
. See 2d
Game
.]
To play or game for money or other stake.

Gamble

,
Verb.
T.
To lose or squander by gaming; – usually with away.
“Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates.”
Ames.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gamble

GAM'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
[from game.] To play or game for money or other stake.

GAM'BLE

,
Verb.
T.
To gamble away, is to squander by gaming.
Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates.