| Hazard (hazard) |
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| n. | (h z" rd) |
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| Haz"ard |
[F.
hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an
unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr,
z r, a die, which, with the article al the, would
give azzahr, azz |
A
game of chance played with dice.
The uncertain result of throwing a die;
hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty.
Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered
the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.
Holing a ball, whether
the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing
hazard).
Anything that is hazarded or risked, as
the stakes in gaming.
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| Hazard (hazard) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Haz"ard |
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To expose to the operation of chance] to
put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.
To venture to incur, or bring
on.
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| Hazard (hazard) |
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| v. i. | (hz"rd) |
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| Haz"ard |
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To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.
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Any place
into which the ball may not be safely played, such as bunkers, furze,
water, sand, or other kind of bad ground.
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