crapsn.

Etymology: Of obscure origin, but compare crabs , crab n.¹ 9.

U.S.

a. A game of chance played with dice; to shoot craps: to play at this game. Also in combinations (see crap n.⁴).

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > play at dice [verb (intransitive)] > play craps

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1843 J. H. Green Exposure Arts & Miseries Gambling 88 The game of craps..is a game lately introduced into New Orleans, and is fully equal to faro in its..ruinous effects.

1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers I. i. 9 So I stepped inter a shanty whar they wur a playin craps.

1859 G. W. Matsell Rogue's Lexicon 111 Craps or crops, a game peculiar to Boston.

1888 St. Louis Globe Democrat (Farmer) A party of colored deck hands were playing craps.

1902 T. M. Young Amer. Cotton Industry 103 The besetting weakness of the negro is gambling, and his favourite game is ‘craps’.

1903 N.Y. Sun 12 Nov. 1 Two young toughs came along and started to shoot craps.

1922 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes ii. 20 I never saw a redhead yet that could shoot craps worth a damn.

1942 A. Huxley Let. 30 Dec. (1969) 485 All of which has taken us rather far from throwing dice; but the relation between craps and Reality is a real one.

b. (Also crap.) A losing throw or ‘shoot’ of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > craps > type of throw

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1890 J. P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 277 The numbers 7 and 11 are called ‘craps’.

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The caster..loses if it [sc. his throw] is 2, 3, or 12 (called a crap).

1916 D. C. Thompson In Russia (1918) i. 3 A crap game was started. Just when you would start to reach for the money, after seeing ‘7’ or ‘11’ on the dice, the boat would give another roll and ‘craps’ would appear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	craps
释义	crapsn. Etymology: Of obscure origin, but compare crabs , crab n.¹ 9. U.S. a. A game of chance played with dice; to shoot craps: to play at this game. Also in combinations (see crap n.⁴). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > craps crap1843 craps1843 crap shoot1895 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > play at dice [verb (intransitive)] > play craps to shoot craps1903 1843 J. H. Green Exposure Arts & Miseries Gambling 88 The game of craps..is a game lately introduced into New Orleans, and is fully equal to faro in its..ruinous effects. 1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers I. i. 9 So I stepped inter a shanty whar they wur a playin craps. 1859 G. W. Matsell Rogue's Lexicon 111 Craps or crops, a game peculiar to Boston. 1888 St. Louis Globe Democrat (Farmer) A party of colored deck hands were playing craps. 1902 T. M. Young Amer. Cotton Industry 103 The besetting weakness of the negro is gambling, and his favourite game is ‘craps’. 1903 N.Y. Sun 12 Nov. 1 Two young toughs came along and started to shoot craps. 1922 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes ii. 20 I never saw a redhead yet that could shoot craps worth a damn. 1942 A. Huxley Let. 30 Dec. (1969) 485 All of which has taken us rather far from throwing dice; but the relation between craps and Reality is a real one. b. (Also crap.) A losing throw or ‘shoot’ of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > craps > type of throw natural1762 little Joe1886 craps1890 point number1926 miss-out1936 1890 J. P. Quinn Fools of Fortune 277 The numbers 7 and 11 are called ‘craps’. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The caster..loses if it [sc. his throw] is 2, 3, or 12 (called a crap). 1916 D. C. Thompson In Russia (1918) i. 3 A crap game was started. Just when you would start to reach for the money, after seeing ‘7’ or ‘11’ on the dice, the boat would give another roll and ‘craps’ would appear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1843
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