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craps
craps [ kraps ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dice game: a U.S. gambling game played with two dice
2. gambling 
Same as  crap2
[Early 18th century. Probably < French, variant of crabs "score of two ones at dice" < English, plural of crab1]
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