Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice.
- n. A losing throw in this game. Also called crap2.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Chaff.
- The seed-pods of wild mustard or charlock.
- The refuse of hogs' lard burned before a fire.
- A game of chance played with dice. It depends upon guessing the numbers thrown.
- A game of chance played with dice; the modern and simplified method of playing hazard. The players bet as much as they choose, and the caster covers the amount he is willing to risk. He then throws two dice from his hand. If the first throw is 7 or 11, it is a nick or natural, and the caster wins everything. If 2, 3, or 12 is thrown, it is a crap, and the caster loses everything. Any other number thrown is the caster's point, and he must continue throwing until he brings the same number again and wins, or throws 7 and loses.
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of crap.
- n. a game of gambling, or chance, where the players "roll" or throw dice to make scores and avoid crap
- n. slang, vulgar diarrhea.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crap.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Local, U.S. A gambling game with dice. It is one of the more popular games in casinos.
WordNet 3.0
- n. expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
- n. a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
Etymologies
- Louisiana French, game of hazard, from English crabs, lowest throw in hazard, from crab1 or crab2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I learned poker from my mother and her sister and craps from a friend of my parents who taught all the kids at that particular party.”
“All of that “Fair and Balanced” craps is just that crap.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘craps’.
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Phonestheme: CR- (or KR-)
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