"toss the pieman" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tosses the pieman [present, singular, third-person], tossing the pieman [participle, present], tossed the pieman [participle, past], tossed the pieman [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toss the pieman (third-person singular simple present tosses the pieman, present participle tossing the pieman, simple past and past participle tossed the pieman)
  1. (UK, obsolete) To gamble with a pieman by means of a coin toss, either winning a free pie or forfeiting the coin. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-toss_the_pieman-en-verb-HjekGKrG Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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