Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gambit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gambit \Gam"bit\, n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a
tripping up. See {Gambol}, n.] (Chess Playing)
A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to
gain an attacking position.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gambit
n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the
speaker [syn: {ploy}]
2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: {ploy}, {stratagem}]
3: a chess move early in the game in which the player
sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous
position
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