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DICING
Verb
dicing
present participle of dice
Noun
dicing (plural dicings)
A game of dice.
A fragment of diced food.
bacon dicings
Source: Wiktionary
Di"cing, n.
1. An ornamenting in squares or cubes.
2. Gambling with dice. J. R. Green.
DICE
Dice, n.; pl. of Die.
Definition: Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n. Dice coal, a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical fragments. Brande & C.
Dice, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diced; p. pr. & vb. n. Dicing.]
1. To play games with dice. I . . . diced not above seven times a week. Shak.
2. To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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