Craps Definition

krăps
noun
A gambling game played with two dice: a first throw of seven or eleven wins, and a first throw of two, three, or twelve loses, while any other first throw, to win, must be repeated before a seven is thrown.
Webster's New World
A losing throw in this game.
American Heritage

Crap.

Webster's New World

(plural only) A game of gambling, or chance, where the players "roll" or throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.

Wiktionary

Plural form of crap.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crap.

Wiktionary

Origin of Craps

  • Louisiana French game of hazard from English crabs lowest throw in hazard from crab or crab

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Louisiana Creole French craps, a corruption of English crabs

    From Wiktionary

Craps Sentence Examples

  • Dear Mark, A simple question I realize, but, exactly what is the difference between a right and wrong bettor in craps?

  • The any craps bet is placed in the " Any craps bet is placed in the " Any Craps " box.

  • Or, as an alternative, a game like the craps table can be a combination of you versus the house and other gamblers.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRA

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SPSAPS

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