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Deuce Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deuce? [n] one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots [n] a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [n] a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deuce: 2 \| devil \| dickens \| II \| two Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deuce: ace \| best bower \| bower \| cards \| clubs \| craps \| deck \| diamonds \| doubleton \| dummy \| face cards \| flush \| full house \| hand \| hearts \| jack \| joker \| king \| knave \| left bower \| pack \| pair \| picture cards \| playing cards \| queen \| round \| royal flush \| rubber \| ruff \| singleton \| snake eyes \| spades \| straight \| trey \| trick \| trump See Also \| brace \| couple \| couplet \| craps \| digit \| distich \| doubleton \| duad \| duet \| duo \| dyad \| exclaiming \| exclamation \| figure \| pair \| playing card \| snake eyes \| span \| tie \| twain \| twosome \| yoke Deuce In Webster's Dictionary \Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See {Two}.] 1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts. 2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned ``40 all''), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game. \Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. {Deity}).] The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also {deuse}.] [Low]

Deuce Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deuce?

[n] one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
[n] a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
[n] a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

Deuce In Webster's Dictionary

\Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo.
See {Two}.]
1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the
   deuce of hearts.

2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each
   side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned
   ``40 all''), and reverted to as often as a tie is made
   until one of the sides secures two successive strokes
   following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.


\Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom,
specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF.
deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. {Deity}).]
The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also {deuse}.]
[Low]

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