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[US] ‘The Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: Nearly every point on the dice is named. [...] ten sometimes is ‘Big Dick,’ and at others ‘Big Tom.’.
at big dick (n.) under big, adj.
[US] ‘Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: The person who covers a thrower’s money is a ‘fader.’.
at fade, v.1
[US] ‘The Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: Nearly every point on the dice is named. [...] five is called ‘Phoebe’ or ‘fever’.
at fever, n.
[US] ‘The Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: Nearly every point on the dice is named. [...] six is known as ‘Jimmy Hicks.’.
at jimmy hix, n.
[US] ‘The Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: Nearly every point on the dice is named. [...] nine is ‘Lex’.
at lex, n.1
[US] ‘The Game of Craps’ in Current Lit. XIII:6 558/2: Nearly every point on the dice is named. [...] five is called ‘Phoebe’ or ‘fever’.
at Phoebe, n.
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