ambs-ace

Noun

ambsace (usually uncountable, plural ambsaces)

1. (archaic, usually) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
   • MARLOW (flirting with a maid).
     And why not now, my angel? Such beauty fires beyond the power of resistance.—Pshaw! the father here! My old luck: I never nicked seven that I did not throw ames ace three times following. [Exit MARLOW.]1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
2. (archaic, usually) Bad luck, worthlessness.