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   Deuce

   /do͞os/

   

   noun

   • 1. the two on dice or playing cards: North American "a doctored die having two deuces"
   • ▪ a throw of two at dice.
   • ▪ a two-dollar bill: informal, dated "a deuce for the hat-check girl"
   • 2. the tie score of 40-all in a game, at which a player needs two consecutive points to win the game: "the Swede pegged him back to deuce from 40-love"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French deus ‘two’, from Latin duos.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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