seven out

English

Verb

seven out (third-person singular simple present sevens out, present participle sevening out, simple past and past participle sevened out)

1. (gambling, dice games) in the game of craps, to roll a seven after having established the "point".

   Synonym: crap out

   • 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 66:

     "Why do you push it, Charlie?" he said. "At our age one short game is plenty. Do you see me playing more? One of these days you could seven out. […] "

   • Casino Gambling for Dummies. Kevin Blackwood, Max (FRW) Rubin. page 136

     "If the shooter sevens out — rolls a 7 before the point — all the pass-line bets lose."

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