toss the pieman

verb

To gamble with a pieman by means of a coin toss, either winning a free pie or forfeiting the coin.

Meanings

verbtoss the pieman (third-person singular simple present tosses the pieman, present participle tossing the pieman, simple past and past participle tossed the pieman)

present singular third person tosses the pieman · participle present tossing the pieman · participle past tossed the pieman · past tossed the pieman

  1. UKobsoleteTo gamble with a pieman by means of a coin toss, either winning a free pie or forfeiting the coin.
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