pass-dice

noun

The game of passage.

OriginFrench passe-dix →
First used 18th–19th c.
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Meanings

nounpass-dice (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablediceThe game of passage.First known use 18th–19th c.

    The game was pass-dice. A young stranger held the dice, and had already won four times […].

    1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 25

Origin

  1. Frenchpasse-dix
  2. Englishpass-dice

From French passe-dix.

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APA

pass-dice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-dice

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“pass-dice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-dice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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