"one for luck" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} one for luck
  1. An extra repetition of an action beyond what is needed. Synonyms: one more for luck
    Sense id: en-one_for_luck-en-noun-20KdMnXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1905, Charles Fletcher Lummis, Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New:",
          "text": "\"Here's one for luck, anyway,\" said one of the others, and he lifted his pistol and fired into the brush. The troop laughed light-heartedly, and turned back toward town. But the shot for luck struck Lean John's horse, and it fell with a groan.",
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