six-spot
[ siks-spot ]
/ ˈsɪksˌspɒt /
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noun
a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing six pips.
a domino one half of which bears six pips.
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Origin of six-spot
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby six-spot
sixpence, sixpenny, six-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixteenpenny, sixteenth
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