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Definition of Six-spot
1. Noun. A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Six-spot
Literary usage of Six-spot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Logic by John Edward Russell (1906)
"Because these chances are equal, and because there are six possible events, the
chances that it will be a particular side, say a six-spot, that will be ..."
2. An Elementary Logic by John Edward Russell (1906)
"Expressed in other terms, our calculation in this instance is, the chances against
my throwing a six-spot are five to one. Now, the analysis of this case ..."
3. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1909)
"Hence we say that there is at least one chance in six that a six spot will be
... This does not at all mean that six throws will always give a six spot. ..."
4. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"this occurred in both sexes, ie, five-spot males with six-spot females, and
six-spot males with five-spot females. We certainly incline to look on these ..."
5. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1913)
"This elaborate ornamental invitation was printed on the back of a 2 J^ by 3^
playing card, the six-spot of diamonds, and reads: Miss H. Whiting is requested ..."
6. Nullo Auction by Florence Irwin (1914)
"The rule of eleven showed that there would be jive diamonds higher than the
six-spot held against Y, —provided he had led fourth-best. ..."
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