Hazardry

noun

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Noun

1
Gambling. obsolete, uncountable, usually
"Some fell to daunce, some fell to hazardry, / Some to make loue, some to make meriment […]"

Example

"Some fell to daunce, some fell to hazardry, / Some to make loue, some to make meriment […]"

Etymology

From Middle English hasardrie, from Middle French hasarderie; equivalent to hazard + -ry.

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