"bale of dice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bales of dice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bales of dice}} bale of dice (plural bales of dice)
  1. (obsolete) A pair of dice. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bale_of_dice-en-noun-9IyodrAk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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