pitching pennies

noun

1. a gambling game in which pennies are tossed to a mark or against a wall, the winner being the person whose penny lands closest to the mark or wall.

Example Sentences

Over by the elm in front of the Princetonian Office were four seniors pitching pennies and looking very much in earnest over it.

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That young gentleman was engaged in pitching pennies with a brother professional.

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He preferred to spend his leisure time in playing marbles or pitching pennies.

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The hall is dark and you might stumble over the children pitching pennies back there.

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Mr. Barnes paused a moment to reprove a couple of urchins who were pitching pennies on the sidewalk.

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