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Pitcairn Island
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pitch-and-toss

pitch-and-toss


noun 
Definition:
 
coin-throwing game: a game of skill and luck in which each player throws a coin toward a designated mark. The player whose coin lands closest to the mark takes up then drops all the coins, and any coins that land heads up are won by that player.

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