"big eight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big eights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big eight (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. Coordinate_terms: big fat zero, Big One, big one, big two, Big Three, Big Four, big five, big six
    Sense id: en-big_eight-en-noun-q7RuKSR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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