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E.O.

E.O. noun: an old dice game resembling roulette.

Noun

E.O. (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An old dice game resembling roulette.
    • We made most at the E. O. tables,—not those played with a ball, they weren’t in vogue then, but throwing dice for prizes marked on a table. […] Our E. O. table was in a tilted cart.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

Forms of E.O.

alternative formE O

Origin of E.O.

Short for "even and odd".

Questions about E.O.

What does E.O. mean?
E.O. means an old dice game resembling roulette.
What part of speech is E.O.?
E.O. is a noun.

Words near E.O. in the dictionary

  1. E.D.N.C.
  2. E.D.N.Y.
  3. e.e.
  4. e.g.
  5. E.H.
  6. E.O.
  7. e.o.h.p.
  8. e.p.
  9. E.P.R.
  10. E.R.
  11. E.S.G.

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