five-spot
a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
Slang. a five-dollar bill.
a low plant, Nemophila maculata, of the waterleaf family, native to western and central California, having white flowers with a purple spot at the tip of each of its five petals.
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How to use five-spot in a sentence
And also: "The five-spot of diamonds, the scaffold, the Place de Roquette."
There are Crimes and Crimes | August StrindbergA lightning change can be made from a five-spot to a four-spot while swinging the card.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousCut out the center pip on the five-spot of spades with a sharp knife.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousEach was similar to the next, as one old five-spot of clubs resembles another.
The Virginian | Owen WisterNow take back the five-spot card and place it on the back of the pack, with its face side toward audience.
More Conjuring | Hercat
British Dictionary definitions for five-spot
(in the US) a five-dollar bill
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