big eight

noun

In the game of craps, a prominent space on the table where one can place a bet that the shooter will roll an eight before a seven.

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Meanings

nounbig eight (plural big eights)

plural big eights

  1. In the game of craps, a prominent space on the table where one can place a bet that the shooter will roll an eight before a seven.

    Garret had been winning regularly placing pass line bets and big eights, […]

    2014, Duncan W. Alderson, Magnolia City
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APA

big eight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20eight

MLA

“big eight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20eight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big eight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20eight.

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