"chance the ducks" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chances the ducks [present, singular, third-person], chancing the ducks [participle, present], chanced the ducks [participle, past], chanced the ducks [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chance the ducks (third-person singular simple present chances the ducks, present participle chancing the ducks, simple past and past participle chanced the ducks)
  1. (slang, dated) To take a risk. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-chance_the_ducks-en-verb-8WjKcEPQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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