"go the whole pile" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes the whole pile [present, singular, third-person], going the whole pile [participle, present], went the whole pile [past], gone the whole pile [participle, past]
Etymology: In allusion to the piles of gold dust used as currency by gambling miners in America. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> the whole pile}} go the whole pile (third-person singular simple present goes the whole pile, present participle going the whole pile, simple past went the whole pile, past participle gone the whole pile)
  1. (slang, dated) To stake all of one's money on a single outcome. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-go_the_whole_pile-en-verb-t5YiVb4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1848, The Southern Literary Messenger, volume 14, page 446",
          "text": "\"I go the whole pile on the Jack,\" said Colonel Bull, drawing the chips from other cards upon which they had been distributed.",
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