Thomas gage
noun
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Thomas, 1721–87, British general in America 1763–76.
noun
1.
something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge
2.
(formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat
verb
3.
(transitive) (archaic) to stake, pledge, or wager
noun
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short for greengage
noun
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(US, old-fashioned, slang) marijuana
noun, verb
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(US) a variant spelling (esp in technical senses) of gauge
noun
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Thomas. 1721–87, British general and governor in America; commander in chief of British forces at Bunker Hill (1775)
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