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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
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