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craps

DEFINITIONS OF: craps

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n 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

Types:
crap game, crap shooting, crapshoot
playing craps
Type of:
gambling game, game of chance
a game that involves gambling

n expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

Synonyms:
snake eyes
Type of:
2, II, deuce, two
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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