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Sweepstake [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A man that wins all; usually sweepstakes.

Sweepstake [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes.

2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.

Sweepstakes [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

Sweepstakes [Singular and plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed.

2. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.