Definition of craps in the Idioms Dictionary. What does craps expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Craps - Idioms by The Free. Craps is a dice game in which the players make wagers on the outcome of the roll, or a series of rolls, of a pair of dice. Players may wager money against each other (playing 'street craps') or a bank (playing 'casino craps', also known as 'table craps', or often just 'craps'). The exact house edge in craps is 7/495, which by definition must be a rational number. In fact I would argue the house edge in all casino games must be a rational number because there are a limited number of possible outcomes in all games, resulting in a house edge of a perfect fraction. 2 is not a perfect square thus the square root of 2 must. Definition of crap (Entry 3 of 4) 1 —used as an attributive form of craps a crap game a crap table 2: a throw of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps losing the shooter his bet unless he has a point — called also craps.

game of chance played with dice, 1843, American English, unrelated to the term for excrement, instead it is from Louisiana French craps 'the game of hazard,' from an 18c. continental French corruption of English crabs, which was 18c. slang for 'a throw of two or three' (the lowest throw), which perhaps is from crab (n.2), the sense in crab apple. The 1843 citation (in an anti-gambling publication, 'An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling') calls it 'a game lately introduced into New Orleans.' To shoot craps is by 1885.

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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun plural A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice.
• noun plural A losing throw in this game.

from The Century Dictionary.

• A game of chance played with dice. It depends upon guessing the numbers thrown.
• Chaff.
• The seed-pods of wild mustard or charlock.
• The refuse of hogs' lard burned before a fire.
• A game of chance played with dice; the modern and simplified method of playing hazard.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

Definition Of Craps Machine

• nounLocal, U.S. A gambling game with dice. It is one of the more popular games in casinos.

Definition Of Craps

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Plural form of crap.
• noun a game of gambling, or chance, where the players 'roll' or throw dice to make scores and avoid crap
• nounslang, vulgardiarrhea.
• verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crap.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
• noun a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice

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Definition Of Craps Play

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Examples

• All of that “Fair and Balanced” craps is just that crap.

• I learned poker from my mother and her sister and craps from a friend of my parents who taught all the kids at that particular party.

• Volatility is fairly high in craps though, so either have a largish bankroll, or be prepared to lose your stake. —

• Quarter craps is a lot more fun for a cheapskate like me than is $10-minimum craps.

• A little more than thirty years ago Joan Didion reported, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem, on the Las Vegas wedding industry — which, she found, was not based solely on 'the premise that marriage, like craps, is a game to be played when the table seems hot.'

• A little more than thirty years ago Joan Didion reported, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem, on the Las Vegas wedding industry — which, she found, was not based solely on 'the premise that marriage, like craps, is a game to be played when the table seems hot.'

• Any person who shall play the game commonly called craps, within the corporate limits of the City, shall be fined not less than

• Everywhere were young soldiers in twos and threes keeping step, to be sure, but with eyes anywhere but to the front; groups lying on the ground, chewing blades of bluegrass, watching pretty girls pass, and lounging lazily; groups to one side, but by no means out of sight, throwing dice or playing 'craps' -- the game dear to the darkey's heart.

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• Origin: The phrase, popularized by the unwatchable movie 21, apparently derives from the rich lexicon of craps, which is full of amusingly inscrutable patter.

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