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单词 draw game
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draw gamen.

Brit. /ˈdrɔː ɡeɪm/, U.S. /ˈdrɔ ˌɡeɪm/, /ˈdrɑ ˌɡeɪm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw v., game n.
Etymology: < draw v. (compare sense 70b at that entry) + game n.
Now chiefly regional.
A game or contest which ends with no outright winner; a game or contest in which each competitor has the same score at the end; a draw, tie.
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1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. Draw-game, Refait, Partie à refaire.
1761 E. Hoyle Ess. Game of Chess xxxvii. 50 I Would know how you are to make a Draw Game, having your King only against a King and a Pawn?
1899 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 30 Aug. 4/6 The grown-up expert could secure only a draw game.
2019 @kxmla 19 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 12 July 2019) I would've predicted Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester as a draw game but you know, football is full of surprises.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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