What is to take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object. Come what will, I will chance it. W. D. Howells called?
chance — To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object. Come what will, I will chance it. W. D. Howells. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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