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Word: Martingale
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from French, from Spanish almártaga, from Arabic al-marta‘a ‘the fastening’, influenced by martingale, from Occitan martegal ‘inhabitant of Martigues (in Provence’)
ˈmɑːtɪŋɡeɪl
a strap or set of straps running from the noseband or reins to the girth of a horse, used to prevent the horse from raising its head too high.
Short Definition:strap or set of straps running from noseband or reins to girth of horse
a gambling system of continually doubling the stakes in the hope of an eventual win that must yield a net profit.
Short Definition:gambling system of continually doubling stakes in hope of eventual win that must yield net profit
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