a dice marked on its six faces with the pictures of the playing cards from ace to nine
2.
a gambling game, based on poker hands, played with five such dice
poker dice in American English
noun
1.
dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine
2.
any of various gambling games played with from three to six such dice
Word origin
[1870–75, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, billing, giveaway, linkage, washout
Examples of 'poker dice' in a sentence
poker dice
Poker dice, snowmen and even tropical fish all feature.
The Sun (2012)
It seems that a few days before, somebody had sent them a set of poker dice.