pai kau
(paɪ kaʊ)
Also pai kow, pie-gow.
[Cantonese, f. p'ai tablet + kau nine.]
A Chinese gambling game played with dominoes.
| 1906 [see chuck-a-luck]. 1969 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games II. vi. 102 Pai Kow is played with a full set of Chinese dominoes. 1972 Guardian 29 May 16/2 Mr Liu..wants..to attract his countrymen away from Mah Jong and Pai Kau—a sort of dominoes played like poker. 1978 Daily Tel. 13 July 1/7 The legalising of exotic games such as fan tan and pai kau in casinos. |