evens and (also or) odds (also even and odd, even or odd): any of various games of chance, esp. a guessing game involving objects concealed in a…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > other games of chance > [noun] (27) even or odd1538 evens and (also or) odds (also even and odd, even or odd): any of various games of chance, esp. a guessing game involving objects concealed in a… love1585 A game of chance of Italian origin in which one player holds up a certain number of fingers, and another simultaneously guesses their number; = morra… Jack-in-the-box?1593 A device used in cheating or swindling people. Obsolete. under-hat1629 Some gambling game. pluck-penny1643 (The name of) a gambling game played for small stakes. morra1659 An Italian game in which one player guesses the number of fingers held up simultaneously by another player; = love, n.1 8; any similar game. catch-dolt1674 a dice game played at a gaming table. shuffle-cap1712 ‘a play at which money is shaken in a hat’ (Johnson). fair chance1723 a type of 18th-cent. gambling game or lottery. E O1751 A game of chance, in which the appropriation of the stakes is determined by the falling of a ball into one of several niches marked E or O… teetotum1753 A game of chance played with this device. rondo1821 A gambling game in which balls are propelled in rapid succession by hand or by a cue towards one or more corner-holes on a billiard table, the… cut-throat1823 Used attributively or elliptically of several games of chance, esp. of a three-handed card game in which one or more players score individually… hop-my-fool1824 a form of gambling game. odds and evens1841 odds and (also or) evens (also odd and even, odd or even): any of various games, usually played by children, esp. a guessing game involving a random… spin-'em-round1851 In combinations. halfpenny under the hat1853 a low game of chance. racehorses1853 In plural. A gambling game in which small models of horses are used. Obsolete. fan-tan1878 A Chinese gambling game, in which a number of small coins are placed under a bowl and the players then bet as to what will be the remainder when the… tan1883 = fan-tan, n., a Chinese gambling game. pakapoo1886 A Chinese form of lottery involving the marking of a number of characters on a ticket. legality1888 slang. (The name of) a gambling game. Obsolete. rare. petits chevaux1891 A gambling game in which bets are placed on mechanically operated horses made to spin round a flag at the centre of a special circular table. pai gow1906 A Chinese gambling game played with dominoes. boule1911 A game resembling roulette (see quot. 1911). Also attributive. put and take1921 A gambling game played with a six-sided (or occasionally eight-sided) spinning top; (hence) the top used in this game. Subcategories:— action in playing mora (1) |
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