E.o.

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An old dice game resembling roulette. historical, uncountable

    "We made most at the E. O. tables,—not those played with a ball, they weren’t in vogue then, but throwing dice for prizes marked on a table. […] Our E. O. table was in a tilted cart."

Example

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"We made most at the E. O. tables,—not those played with a ball, they weren’t in vogue then, but throwing dice for prizes marked on a table. […] Our E. O. table was in a tilted cart."

Etymology

Short for "even and odd".

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