CRAPS


Meaning of CRAPS in English

■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] a North American gambling game played with two dice, in which 7 or 11 is a winning throw, 2, 3, or 12 is a losing throw.

Origin

C19: perh. from crab 1 or crab's eyes , denoting a throw of two ones.

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