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craps

noun plural but singular or plural in construction \ˈkraps\

: a game played for money with two dice

Full Definition of CRAPS

1
:  a gambling game played with two dice
2
:  3crap 2
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Origin of CRAPS

Louisiana French, from French crabs, craps, from English crabs lowest throw at hazard, from plural of 1crab
First Known Use: 1842

Rhymes with CRAPS

apse, chaps, lapse, schnapps, taps, traps

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. craps
  2. crap
  3. bank craps
  4. open craps
  5. crap out
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