daus
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From Old Norse dauss, from Old French dous, deus, deuz.
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daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)
- the side of a die with two pips (in dice games, especially backgammon); deuce
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Uncertain, but possibly from daus (“deuce”), derived from the notion that two was a bad number to get, or because the two pips on the two-eyed side of some dice may have resembled buttocks.
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daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)
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