"crazyhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crazyhouse.wav
Etymology: From crazy + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crazy|house}} crazy + house Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} crazyhouse (uncountable)
  1. (chess) A variant of chess, similar to bughouse chess but with only two players, allowing a player to place captured pieces back on the board as his/her own. Wikipedia link: crazyhouse Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-crazyhouse-en-noun-sp0ZhleC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: board-games, chess, games
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