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单词 two-up
释义

two-up

[ too-uhp ]
/ ˈtuˈʌp /

noun

a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up.

Origin of two-up

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby two-up

two-toed sloth, two-tone, two-tooth, two-track, 'twould, two-up, two-way, two-way catheter, two-way mirror, two ways about it, two-way street
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Example sentences from the Web for two-up

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British Dictionary definitions for two-up

two-up

noun

mainly Australian a gambling game in which two coins are tossed or spun. Bets are made on both coins landing with the same face uppermost
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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