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spiel(dictionary)
Spiel - Lotto(gambling)

spiel(2) (iou)



spiel noun2. slang (orig. US). L19.
[German = play, game.]
Talk, a story; a glib speech, esp. one intended to persuade or impress; a salesperson's patter. L19.
S. Bellow His spiel took in Freud, Heine, Wagner, Goethe in Italy.
A swindle, a dishonest enterprise. E20.
T. A. G. Hungerford This isn't a spiel, Colonel...I know this bloke, and he's on the level.