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- noun Plural form of
six . - noun poker slang A pair of
sixes .
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Examples
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If memory serves me, my brownie pack was quite large and we were grouped in sixes with ’sixers’ as leaders … and so on.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » October 2009
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But against four, JTs is the most likely of the three to win, while the sixes are the least.
Poker Quiz Answers Sean 2006
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Note that if we consider just the two hole cards, without taking advantage of the community cards, the sixes are the best hand, followed by the A7, with JTs bringing up the rear.
Poker Quiz Answers Sean 2006
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He told us that twenty chance devils very much feared in our country dwelt there in six different storeys, and that the biggest twins or braces of them were called sixes, and the smallest ambs-ace; the rest cinques, quatres, treys, and deuces.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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He told us that twenty chance devils very much feared in our country dwelt there in six different storeys, and that the biggest twins or braces of them were called sixes, and the smallest ambs-ace; the rest cinques, quatres, treys, and deuces.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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The fact that the big road stars don't ride the sixes is a factor, too; but they all get paid so much money, nowadays.
PezCyclingNews.com 2010
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He told us that twenty chance devils very much feared in our country dwelt there in six different storeys, and that the biggest twins or braces of them were called sixes, and the smallest ambs-ace; the rest cinques, quatres, treys, and deuces.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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We both think the sixes are a good 'fit' for the road and enjoy racing all year - my wife isn't so keen on me doing that, though!
PezCyclingNews.com 2009
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He has hit 13 sixes, which is the second-highest, after Alok Kapali's 18.
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"sixes" -- the encounter had an abundance of technical terms.
A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856
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