What is a game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] Shak called?
novum — A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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