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Gambit   Listen
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Gambit  n.  (Chess Playing) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.





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"Gambit" Quotes from Famous Books



... out all about it already!" said she, still meekly, while Mr. Prohack was seeking the right gambit. "Please do tell me how," she added, disposing the folds of her short skirt ...
— Mr. Prohack • E. Arnold Bennett
... that gambit. "You're aw right," he cried, laying a grimy hand on Denton's grimy sleeve. "You're aw right. You're a ge'man. Sorry—very sorry. Wanted to tell ...
— Tales of Space and Time • Herbert George Wells


Words linked to "Gambit" :   ploy, stratagem, input, tactical maneuver, comment, manoeuvre, chess move, tactical manoeuvre, remark


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