skin game
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skin game
n. Slang
1. A fraudulent gambling game.
2. A swindle.
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skin game
n
slang a swindling trick
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
skin′ game`
n.
a fraudulent scheme; swindle.
[1865–70; Amer.]
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