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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Apparently from the use of cards with a rank of 10 in early card games.
