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pass-dice

pass-dice noun: the game of passage.

Noun

pass-dice (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The game of passage.
    • The game was pass-dice. A young stranger held the dice, and had already won four times […].1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 25

Origin of pass-dice

From French passe-dix.

Questions about pass-dice

What does pass-dice mean?
Pass-dice means the game of passage.
What part of speech is pass-dice?
Pass-dice is a noun.

Words near pass-dice in the dictionary

  1. pass-by-future
  2. pass-by-name
  3. pass-by-need
  4. pass-by-reference
  5. pass-by-value
  6. pass-dice
  7. pass-fail
  8. pass-out
  9. pass-outs
  10. pass-parole
  11. pass-paroles

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