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head 'em verb- to take part in the gambling game two-up AUSTRALIA, 1902
- The expense to Thomas was enormous, but it was more than covered by the two shillings ... collected by his boxer from each spinner who “headed ’em”. — Vince Kelly, The Bogeyman, p. 167, 1956
- in the game two-up, to throw a pair of heads AUSTRALIA, 1925
- They hit the ground, and from every throat (if they are the same) comes the cry: “He’s headed ’em,” or “He’s tailed ’em.” — James Holledge, The Great Australian Gamble, p. 101, 1966
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