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craps

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. craps (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. crap (verb)
  3. crap (noun)
  4. crap (noun)
  5. crap (verb)
  6. bank craps (noun)
  7. open craps (noun)
  8. crap out (verb)

craps

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈkraps\

Definition of CRAPS

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

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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