some kind of false or loaded dice; cf. stopped, adj. 4, 4.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > die or dice > false or loaded (30) stop-dice1540 some kind of false or loaded dice; cf. stopped, adj. 4, 4. bar1545 A kind of false die, on which certain numbers are prevented from turning up. See barred, adj. (dice). flat1545 Something broad and thin. Chiefly plural. Dice of a shape to fall unfairly when thrown. (Cf. A. 5b) Obsolete. gourd1545 A kind of false dice. barred dicec1555 (cf. bar, n.1 21): see quot. Obsolete. bristle-dicec1555 dice into which bristles were fixed to influence their position when thrown. fulhamc1555 A die loaded at one corner, either to favour a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favour a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham). Also figurative. graviersc1555 With plural agreement. False dice of some kind. high manc1555 A dice fixed so as to turn up high numbers, usually through being loaded or improperly spotted. Cf. high runner, n. Usually in plural. langretc1555 A kind of false die. low manc1555 A dice fixed so as to turn up low numbers, usually through being loaded or improperly spotted. Usually in plural. Opposed to high man, n. cheat1567 Thieves' Cant. According to Randall Holme, originally a stolen thing (cf. quot. 1592 at sense 2); but as early as Harman's date (1567) used in… dice of vantage?1577 In the phrases coign of vantage (see coign, n. 1), place, point (etc.) of vantage. So also †dice of vantage. demy1591 Short for demi-bar, n.: A kind of false dice used in cheating. forger1591 Perhaps: a kind of false dice. squarier1592 A sort of false dice. tallmen?1592 In plural. Dice loaded so as to turn up high numbers. stop cater trey1605 some kind of false dice (cf. stop-dice n.). demi-bar1606 Name for a kind of false dice. downhill1664 Criminals' slang. In plural. Loaded dice weighted so as to always fall with a low number facing upwards. Now historical and rare. high runner1670 A die fixed so as to turn up high numbers; = high man, n. Also figurative. Usually in plural. low runner1670 = low man, n. Also figurative. Cf. high runner, n. doctor1688 slang. A false or loaded die. to put the doctor upon (a person): to cheat (a person) using false or loaded dice; (hence sometimes more generally) to… tat1688 plural tats: Dice; esp. false or loaded dice. uphill1699 Gaming. (See quots.) Obsolete. cut1711 Gaming. (plural) = Cut dice; dice made of irregular shape for cheating. Obsolete. loaded dice1771 Weighted, esp. with lead, as a loaded stick, loaded whip. loaded dice: dice in which lead is inserted in order to make them fall with a particular… dispatcher1798 slang. (plural) A kind of false dice: see quots. dispatch1819 slang. (plural) A kind of false dice: = dispatcher, n. 2. miss-out1928 A loaded dice. |
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