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à cheval
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à cheval
à cheval [ áshə vál ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
made on two numbers: by placing a bet on two adjacent numbers, e.g. in roulette or cards
[< French, 'on horseback', used to mean 'with one foot on each side'. Because the risk is shared equally between two cards]
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