单词 | dog's throw |
释义 | > as lemmasdog's throw dog's throw n. = dog-throw n. at Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > lowest or losing throw dog-chance1625 dogsheada1640 dog1671 dog-throw1772 dog's throw1834 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. vii. 128 I may well have the dog's letter in my mouth, since, whenever I play with you, I have the dog's throw in my hand. 1912 E. H. du Bois Hundred Riddles Symphosius 83 The highest throw was three sixes, called the ‘Venus-throw’, and the lowest, three aces, the ‘Dog's throw’. 2006 D. G. Schwartz Roll Bones ii. 24 The worst possible throw, four ones, was known as ‘the dog's throw,’ and the best, known as the ‘Venus throw,’ had each astragalus showing a different value. < as lemmas |
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