cross and pile in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "One side of the coin bore a cross; the other was called the pile.",
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      "expansion": "cross and pile (uncountable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "The game of wagering money on heads or tails."
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        "(UK, obsolete) The game of wagering money on heads or tails."
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      "wikipedia": [
        "cross and pile"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cross and pile"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "One side of the coin bore a cross; the other was called the pile.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "cross and pile (uncountable)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "British English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The game of wagering money on heads or tails."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "wager",
          "wager"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "heads or tails",
          "heads or tails"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, obsolete) The game of wagering money on heads or tails."
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
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      "wikipedia": [
        "cross and pile"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "cross and pile"
}

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"cross and pile" meaning in English

Noun