DEUCE

deuce, two

(noun) one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

devil, deuce, dickens

(noun) a word used in exclamations of confusion; “what the devil”; “the deuce with it”; “the dickens you say”

two, II, deuce

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

deuce

(noun) a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

deuce (plural deuces)

(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

(dice) A side of a die with two spots.

(dice) A cast of dice totalling two.

The number two.

(tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

(baseball) A curveball.

A '32 Ford.

(in the plural) 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold).

(restaurants, slang) A table seating two diners.

(North America, slang) A piece of excrement.

Synonyms

• (piece of excrement): See defecation

Etymology 2

Noun

deuce (plural deuces)

(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

Anagrams

• educe

Source: Wiktionary

Deuce, n. Etym: [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]

1. (Gaming)

Definition: Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

2. (Tennis)

Definition: A condition of the score beginning whendeuce, which decides the game.

Deuce, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity.)]

Definition: The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.] [Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

DEUCE

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