What does dice-box mean?
Dice-box means Dated form of dicebox..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Dated form of dicebox..
[…] in the very hall through which a coffin had late passed, were heard the jingling of glasses and the rattle of the dice-box.
For there is a sort of chivalry among the knights of the dice-box: the fame of great players is known all over Europe.
I was greatly elated by these orders; but my heart smote me for my selfishness, when I witnessed their effect on Mr. Dick, who was so low-spirited at the prospect of our separation, and played so ill in consequence, that my aunt, after giving him several admonitory raps on the knuckles with her dice-box, shut up the board, and declined to play with him any more.
The dice are thrown on a table or other smooth surface, either from the hand or from a dice-box depending on what game you are playing.
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Dice-box means Dated form of dicebox..
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[…] in the very hall through which a coffin had late passed, were heard the jingling of glasses and the rattle of the dice-box.
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