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chouette

[ shoo-et ]
/ ʃuˈɛt /
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noun
a variation of a two-handed game, as backgammon, allowing the participation of three or more persons, in which one player accepts the bets of all the others on the outcome of a game between that player and one other active player, who is permitted to receive advice from the nonplayers.
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Origin of chouette

1885–90; <French, from the phrase faire la chouette to play alone against a group of opponents (in billiards, etc.), literally, to play the barn owl, perhaps alluding to the owl's watchful look

Words nearby chouette

Chota Nagpur, chott, chou, choucroute, Chou En-lai, chouette, chough, chouse, choux pastry, chow, chow chow
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