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race
noun- a single game in an illegal numbers lottery US
- You playin’ twenty dollars on 526 in the first race? — Clarence Cooper Jr, Black, p. 180, 1963
- a single game of Keno US, 1973
- — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming, p. 172, 1987
▶ not in the race
not having any chance of success AUSTRALIA, 1904- “So you’ve never tried to get a job?” “Sure I did but I wasn’t in the race.” — Colin Johnson, Wild Cat Falling, p. 43, 1965
- — Arthur Chipper, The Aussie Swearer’s Guide, p. 78, 1972
▶ the race
the game of roller derby US- [S]katers refer to “the race” the way baseball players solemnly refer to their sport as “the game.” — Keith Coppage, Roller Derby to Rollerjam, p. 127, 1999
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