coin-toss

plural coin-tosses

1. alternativeAlternative form of coin toss.

   Whether his appeal is decided by coin-toss or some more frivolous method remains to be seen.

   2018 November 19, Barry Glendenning, “Happy to engage in blatant acts of insubordination”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2018

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   A lower court had found that the two women had tied, and mandated a coin-toss to determine the winner.

   1990 September 22, Associated Press, “Illinois Court Flips Coin-Toss Case, Gives GOP Legislator Primary Win”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   One compromise could have been a re-rack with the existing points total standing, and only the reds remaining on the table placed into an incomplete triangle (and perhaps a coin-toss for who breaks off).

   2026 May 2, Michael Cox, “I was at the snooker for the longest frame in Crucible history. This is why the referee was heckled”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026