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American Revolution	the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain.
lost	not won. [1/6 definitions]
prize	having won a prize. [1/4 definitions]
Revolutionary War	the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain; American Revolution.
stake²	(often plural) anything valuable that can be won or lost. [1/2 definitions]
victorious	having won a victory.
winning	(usually plural) the money or things won by someone. [1/3 definitions]
wishbone	a forked bone found in front of the breastbone of most birds. Wishbones from cooked birds are used to make wishes. The two ends of the bone are pulled by two different people until the bone breaks somewhere near the middle. The person with the larger end left from the break is said to have won their wish.

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