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单词 seven-out
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seven-outn.

Brit. /ˌsɛvnˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌsɛvənˈaʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seven n., out adv.
Etymology: < seven n. + out adv.
Dice slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).
In the game of craps: a throw of seven made after the point number has been established, which ends a person's turn and causes those betting on Pass to lose. Cf. seven v.
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1851 G. J. Whyte-Melville Passages Life Tilbury Nogo vi, in Sporting Mag. Jan. 21 The dice pitches on its corner, rolls over, and lo! a fatal four stands confessed. ‘Seven out,’ says the green shade.
1977 M. Puzo Inside Las Vegas 160/2 They could call out the wrong number of the dice, call a seven out and scoop up the dice.
2013 M. Stringer New Shooter has Dice vii. 19 But how do you deal with a table that has gone completely cold, when point after point ends in a seven-out?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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