Deuce

[Deuce]

A deuce is one of the number two cards in a deck of cards. Or, in tennis, a deuce is a tie that must be broken by someone scoring two points in a row. When playing games, remember that when you hear deuce, it comes down to two.

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Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

Noun
one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

Noun
a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

Noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

Noun
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game


n.
Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

n.
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.

n.
The devil; a demon.


Deuce

Deuce , 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 whenver 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

Deuce, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te'96z, 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]

Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

The devil; a demon.

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