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hardway

hardway noun: a bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.

Noun

hardway (plural hardways)

  1. (attributive, craps) A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.

Proper noun capitalized: Hardway

Hardway (plural Hardways)

  1. A surname.

Forms of hardway

Noun
pluralhardways
alternative formhard way
Proper noun
pluralHardways

Origin of hardway

From hard + way, i.e. the difficult way to achieve something.

Questions about hardway

What does hardway mean?
Hardway means a bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.
What part of speech is hardway?
Hardway can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hardway?
The plural of hardway is hardways.

Words near hardway in the dictionary

  1. hardwareman
  2. hardwaremen
  3. hardwares
  4. hardwarily
  5. hardwater
  6. hardway
  7. hardways
  8. hardwear
  9. hardwearing
  10. Hardwick
  11. Hardwick with Tusmore

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