† dicing-housen.
Obsolete.
A house for dice-play; a gambling-house.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > places for gambling
dicing-house1549
carding house1550
gaming house1562
dicing-chamber1571
tabling house1576
game house?1577
macaroni1771
gambling house1772
gambling school1773
gambling club1774
spill-house1778
gambling hall?1781
gambling den1792
gambling booth1804
hell1812
gambling hell1818
Crockford1827
silver hell1835
deadfall1837
casino1851
house1855
tripot1864
skin house1871
bucket-shop1875
gambling joint1885
salle1886
tabling den1886
spoofery1895
salle de jeu1901
strong joint1914
kitchen1924
salle privée1930
spieler1931
1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 6th Serm. sig. Tiiii Dysynge howses also..where yong Gentlemenne dyse away their thrifte.
1555 Act 2 & 3 Philip & Mary c. 9 Every Licence..for the having..of any Bowling-Allies, Dicing-houses, or other unlawful Games.
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης iii. 25 The spawn and shiprack of Taverns and Dicing Houses.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. 470 The public peace cannot be kept where public dicing-houses are permitted.
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