[Ads-l] antedating "snake-eyes"

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Wed Apr 23 16:02:10 UTC 2025


A throw of two in the game of craps.  OED:1929.

1916 _Cleveland Press_ (Aug.) 1 :“Little Jo,” “Box Cars,” “Snake Eyes,” or
“Phoebe.”

JL

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