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noun

(used with a plural verb) dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine.

(usually used with a singular verb) any of various gambling games played with from three to six such dice.

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Origin of poker dice

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby poker dice

poke fun at, pokelogan, Pokémon, poke one's nose into, poker, poker dice, poker face, poker-faced, poker machine, poker spine, pokerwork

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How to use poker dice in a sentence

Greer is a young, entrepreneurial, poker-loving Texan who ended up in Silicon Valley.
How to Fight Corruption With Game Theory|Mark McKinnon|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Horace had been playing poker with a mortician, who had put the car up as collateral.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was an excellent pool sharp and quick at poker and bridge.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So why are so many wealthy Florida business owners lining up to roll the dice?
Ganjapreneurs Line Up to Get Florida High|Abby Haglage|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The next day, her father was apparently back at the poker tournament.
The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In sheer nervousness, Hilda also dropped to her knees on the hearthrug, and began to worry the fire with the poker.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The paper and the poker are abandoned, chairs are drawn towards the baize-covered table.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Because they used a heavier ball, roulette looked about the same as on Earth, and the same went for the dice games.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
She wondered if the old gambling spirit had broken out again, and asked if they were playing poker or mont.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Anyway, the dice were sure loaded against a certain party he knew.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for poker dice

poker dice

noun

a dice marked on its six faces with the pictures of the playing cards from ace to nine

a gambling game, based on poker hands, played with five such dice

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