"hardway" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hardways [plural]
Etymology: hard + way, i.e. the difficult way to achieve something. Etymology templates: {{com|en|hard|way}} hard + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} hardway (plural hardways)
  1. (craps, chiefly attributive) A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2. Tags: attributive Synonyms: hard way
    Sense id: en-hardway-en-noun-VrL9s4Gk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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