DEUCE


Meaning of DEUCE in English

deuce 1

/doohs, dyoohs/ , n.

1. Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.

2. Dice.

a. the face of a die having two pips.

b. a cast or point of two.

3. Tennis. a situation, as a score of 40-40 in a game or 5-5 in a match, in which a player must score two successive points to win the game or two successive games to win the set.

4. Slang.

a. a two-dollar bill.

b. the sum of two dollars.

adj.

5. (esp. in games, sports, and gambling) two.

[ 1425-75; late ME deus duos (masc. acc. of duo ) ]

deuce 2

/doohs, dyoohs/ , n.

devil; dickens (used as a mild oath): Where the deuce did they hide it?

[ 1645-55; appar. to be identified with DEUCE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .