E O

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eo"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː ˈəʊ/

Noun

E O (uncountable)

1. A game of chance, in which a ball falls into one of several ditches marked "E" or "O".
   • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:

     “Witness your pitiful behaviour at the E. O. table, when that officer bullied you out of twenty guineas, which you wan't obliged to pay.”

   • 1801, Maria Edgeworth, Belinda:

     He likes the lady's EO table better than the lady.

Anagrams

• OE, OE., oe, œ