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elephant's tooth

elephant's tooth noun: a die (cube thrown in games of chance).

Noun

elephant's tooth

  1. (archaic, slang) A die (cube thrown in games of chance).
    • That no minute might be wasted, the gay gallants of the time generally had a dice-box and a cast of dice in their pockets. This was convenient in the extreme, as, in the intervals of racing, a main could be thrown, and when out hunting, a check was looked on with no disfavour by those who treasured...1876, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round

Origin of elephant's tooth

So called because originally made from ivory.

Questions about elephant's tooth

What does elephant's tooth mean?
Elephant's tooth means a die (cube thrown in games of chance).
What part of speech is elephant's tooth?
Elephant's tooth is a noun.

Words near elephant's tooth in the dictionary

  1. elephant's foot
  2. elephant's leg
  3. elephant's snout volute
  4. elephant's snout volutes
  5. elephant's teeth
  6. elephant's tooth
  7. elephant's toothpaste
  8. elephant's trunk
  9. elephant-ear trees
  10. elephant-foot yam
  11. elephant-foot yams

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