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punt
noun- a gamble; a chance AUSTRALIA
- Bentley took what others might again have called a gamble, a punt, a chance. — J.E. Macdonnel, Alarm-E-boats!, p. 147, 1958
- Lacking in-depth surveys, we can only guess at the cause. Well, I’ll take a punt. — Suzy Jarratt, Permissive Australia, p. 142, 1970
- It was a bit of a punt, but we think it paid off. — Alice Springs Star, p. 3, 21 August 1984
- I really think it’s a better punt than setting Mike onto the abos. — Harrison Biscuit, The Search for Savage Henry, p. 69, 1995
- gambling AUSTRALIA
- Sure he’d had a good weekend on the punt, and sure he had almost gone to Mass. — Clive Galea, Slipper!, p. 9, 1988
- There was nothing for it but to go back to the punt full time. — Clive Galea, Slipper!, p. 10, 1988
- Did I actually back a winner and finish in front on the punt? — Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, p. 123, 1995
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