"two-handed game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: two-handed games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-handed game (plural two-handed games)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A game or proposal in which the chances are fairly even; a situation where one will get as good as one gives. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-two-handed_game-en-noun-~F5fHioZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two-handed, game. (a game for two players)
    Sense id: en-two-handed_game-en-noun-9G1yOzRy

Inflected forms

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