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martingale

mar·tin·gale

martingale

 
pronunciation:
mar tn geIl
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a harness strap between the girth and noseband that restrains a horse from throwing its head back.
definition 2: in the rigging of a sailing ship, a stay that helps hold a sail down.