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craps

noun

1 craps

Expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot.

synonym: snake eyes.

Roget 621: chance etc. 156; lot, fate etc. (necessity) 601; luck; good luck etc. (good) 618; ... show more

2 craps

A gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice.


Moby thesaurus: bingo, bird cage, bones, card games, cast, chuck and toss, chuck farthing, chuck-a-luck, crack-loo, crap, crap game, crap shooting, crooked dice, cubes, deuce, dice, die, doubleton, fan-tan, hazard ... show more.

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