misspot
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editmisspot (third-person singular simple present misspots, present participle misspotting, simple past and past participle misspotted)
- (transitive) To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat.
Noun
editmisspot (plural misspots)
- (gambling) A die marked with the wrong number of spots.
- Synonym: buster
- 1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 283:
- Tops and Bottoms (also Tops, Busters, Ts, Mis-spots): These are the dice used by the professional cheats.