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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural A throw of two dice that turns up one spot on each.

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  • noun gambling, idiomatic two ones, after rolling two dice.

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  • noun expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

Etymologies

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From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.

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