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tombola noun [ tɒmˈbəʊlə ]

• a game in which people pick tickets out of a revolving drum and certain tickets win immediate prizes, typically played at a fete or fair.
• "entrance includes a tombola and raffle"
Origin: late 19th century: from French or Italian, from Italian tombolare ‘turn a somersault’.


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