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E O

/ˈiː ˈəʊ/

E O noun: a game of chance, in which a ball falls into one of several ditches marked "E" or "O".

Noun

E O (uncountable)

  1. A game of chance, in which a ball falls into one of several ditches marked "E" or "O".
    • “Witness your pitiful behaviour at the E. O. table, when that officer bullied you out of twenty guineas, which you wan't obliged to pay.”1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
    • He likes the lady's EO table better than the lady.1801, Maria Edgeworth, Belinda

Forms of E O

alternative formE.O.

Questions about E O

What does E O mean?
E O means a game of chance, in which a ball falls into one of several ditches marked "E" or "O".
What part of speech is E O?
E O is a noun.
How do you pronounce E O?
E O is pronounced /ˈiː ˈəʊ/.

Words near E O in the dictionary

  1. e hoa ma
  2. E major
  3. E minor
  4. E number
  5. E numbers
  6. E O
  7. E P&L
  8. e pick
  9. e picking
  10. e pluribus unum
  11. E region

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