Definition of Snake eyes

1. Noun. Expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot.

Exact synonyms: Craps
Generic synonyms: 2, Deuce, Ii, Two

Definition of Snake eyes

1. Noun. (context: gambling idiomatic) two ones, after rolling two dice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snake Eyes

snake's-head
snake's-tongue
snake's head fritillary
snake-fish
snake-head
snake-necked turtle
snake-rail fence
snake bites
snake charmer
snake charmers
snake charming
snake dance
snake doctor
snake eagle
snake eagles
snake eyes (current term)
snake feeder
snake fence
snake fern
snake fruit
snake god
snake hawk
snake mackerel
snake muishond
snake oil
snake palm
snake pit
snake plant
snake polypody

Literary usage of Snake eyes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1898)
"If you look through the scales of the snake's eyes from the concave side, viz., as the reptile used them, they lessen objects much. ..."

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