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 * Word/Phrase || Short Definition || Long Definition ||
 * dreydel || Gambling game of chance traditionally played during Chanukah. Winning the "pot" depends on the spinning of a top || Gambling game of chance traditionally played during Chanukah.  From the German drehen, "to turn." Small spinning top with four sides, spun with fingers and used to gamble. Dreydel is traditionally played during Chanukah. Each side has a Hebrew letter and together they stand for Nes Gadol Hayo Shorn which means "A great miracle happened there." need secular equivalent ||