put-and-take

[poo t-n-teyk] /ˈpʊt nˈteɪk/

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noun

any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top.

Origin of put-and-take

1920-1925

First recorded in 1920-25

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Our game of put-and-take was running along merrily when we heard a shriek, then another.

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The sugar was paid for from the proceeds of a put-and-take game that kept us entertained.

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