intransitive. To gamble, game, esp. with dice.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > play at dice [verb (intransitive)] (21) taveleOE intransitive. To gamble, game, esp. with dice. dicec1440 intransitive. To play or gamble with dice. In extended use (figurative): to take great risks, esp. in to dice with death. Frequently in Motoring… rifle1590 intransitive. To play dice; to gamble, esp. for a stake. Now rare (English regional in later use). to shake the elbow1705 Phrases. to shake the elbow: to play at dice (arch). †knight of the elbow: a gambler. jeff1837 intransitive. ‘To throw or gamble with quadrats as with dice’ (Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 1888). to touch ivory1864 slang (usually plural) (a) Dice; to touch ivory, to play at dice. (b) Billiard balls. to roll (the, them) bones1891 U.S. slang. to roll (the, them) bones: to play dice. Subcategories:— cheat (4) — throw (2) — declare throw void (1) — specific throw at hazard (2) — play craps (3) — win at passage (1) — play other dice games (1) |
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