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dice-box
dice-box The box from which dice are thrown in gaming, usually of the form of a double truncated cone.1552 Huloet, Dice boxe, fimum, fritillum. 1617 Minsheu Ductor, A Dice box..a saucer, porringer, or some other such like dish, out of which they cast the dice. 1713 Addison Guardian No. 120 ¶1 Thumpi... Oxford English Dictionary
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How to Play Shut the Box - Dice Game Rules and Strategy - Cool Old Games
Nov 4, 2023These numbers will be matched with the sum of the Player's dice-roll, and flipped down or "Shut" as they match. The aim of Shut the Box is for players to lower or close number tiles that equal the sum of their dice rolls during their turn. For example, Player 1 rolls a 7. Player 1 therefore may choose which numbers to shut that add up to 7.
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Shut the Box Game Rules Clearly Explained - Dice Game Depot
Mar 23, 2023Shut the Box is a traditional dice game that has remained popular for centuries. It only requires two dice and a simple board, but it provides a good amount of strategy. Alternate Names for Shut the Box The dice game of Shut the Box is also known by other names. These include: One to Nine Trick-Track Canoga Batten Down the Hatches Nine Boxes Zeppelin (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ...
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List of fritillaries (butterflies)
The term fritillary refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus, meaning dice-box (or, wikipedia.org
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sparkler
sparkler (ˈspɑːklə(r)) [f. sparkle v.1 + -er.] 1. One who sparkles or shines in respect of beauty or accomplishments; esp. a vivacious, witty, or pretty young woman.1713 Addison Guardian No. 120 §1 What wou'd you say, should you see the Sparkler..thumping the Table with a Dice-Box? 1772 Town & Count... Oxford English Dictionary
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tat
▪ I. tat, n.1 slang. (tæt) Also tatt. [Origin unascertained.] 1. a. pl. tats: Dice; esp. false or loaded dice. b. Comb. as tat-box, a dice-box; tat-monger, a sharper who uses false dice. See also tatsman.1688 Shadwell Sqr. Alsatia i, H... Pox o' the Tatts for me! I believe they put the Doctor upon m... Oxford English Dictionary
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dram
▪ I. dram, n.1 (dræm) Also 5 drame, 5–7 dramme. [phonetic spelling of earlier drachm, dragm, also in OF. drame. See also drachma, dirhem.] † 1. = drachm 1, the ancient Greek coin. Obs.c 1440 Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) i. xlviii, What woman..that hath lost a drame. 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W.... Oxford English Dictionary
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billiards
billiards, n. pl. (ˈbɪljədz) Also 6–7 balliards, 7 billards, billiars, billyards. The sing. billiard is used only in comb. (see 2). [a. F. billard, OF. also billart, the game; so named from billard ‘a cue,’ orig. ‘a stick with curved end, a hockey-stick,’ dim. of bille piece of wood, stick: see bill... Oxford English Dictionary
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topping
▪ I. ˈtopping, vbl. n.1 [f. top v.1 + -ing1. In some concrete senses associated with top n.1] 1. The action of top v.1 in various senses. a. The making, formation, putting on, or adding of a top or tops (see top v.1 III).1504 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. II. 279 His task of the ending and topping of t... Oxford English Dictionary
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shackle
▪ I. shackle, n.1 (ˈʃæk(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 sceacul, scacul, 3 scheakel, 4 schackle, schakel, 4–5 schakle, 5 shakill, schakyl(l, -ylle, schakkyl, 5–6 shakyl, 5–7 shakel, 6 schakill, schaccle, shakyll, shackil, -yll, 6–7 shackel(l, 6–9 now dial. shakle, (7 schackell), 9 dial. sheakle, 6– shackle. β. nor... Oxford English Dictionary
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mallet
▪ I. mallet, n.1 (ˈmælɪt) Forms: 5 mailȝet, mailet, maylet(te, -leot, -lat, 5–6 maillet, 6 mayllet, mallette, 6–7 malet, 6– mallet. [a. F. maillet wooden hammer, dim. of mail maul n.1] 1. a. A kind of hammer, normally of wood, but sometimes of other materials, smaller than a maul or beetle. It has m... Oxford English Dictionary
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casting
▪ I. casting, vbl. n. (ˈkɑːstɪŋ, -æ-) [f. cast v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb cast in various senses. 1. a. trans. Throwing, throwing up; ejection, vomiting; calculation; swarming (of bees); arranging, etc. esp. the action or process of founding (metal or glass).1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii... Oxford English Dictionary
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shallow
▪ I. † ˈshallow, n.1 Sc. Obs. In 6 schallaw, schallow. [a. Gael. sealbh.] A drove, a flock.1550 Rec. Elgin (New Spald. Club 1903) I. 102 Ilk schallow of scheip xii d. to be pait to the pundoris..and it salbe lesum to the takaris to pund the haill guiddis or ane best of the schallaw.▪ II. shallow, n.... Oxford English Dictionary
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box
▪ I. box, n.1 Bot. (bɒks) Also 4–7 boxe. [OE. box, ad. L. bux-us box-tree, Gr. πύξος.] 1. A genus (Buxus) of small evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Euphorbiaceæ; specially B. sempervirens, the Common or Evergreen Box-tree, a native of Europe and Asia; a shrub with deep-green leaves of a thick... Oxford English Dictionary
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die
▪ I. die, n.1 (daɪ) Pl. dice (daɪs), dies (daɪz). Forms: 4–5 dee, 6–8 dye, dy, 6– die. pl. 4 des, 4–5 dees, deys, dys, 4–6 dyse, dyce, 5–6 dis(e, (dysse, 6 dyyss), 5– dice; also 5–6 dyes, 5– dies. Also sing. 4– 5 dyse, 5–6 dyce, 5–7 dice; pl. 4–5 dyces, 5 dises, dices, dycys. [Early ME. dē, dee, pl.... Oxford English Dictionary
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