deuce vs twain

deuce

noun
  • A table seating two diners. 

  • A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a peace sign. 

  • A two-year prison sentence. 

  • A cast of dice totalling two. 

  • A '32 Ford. 

  • A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. 

  • 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold). 

  • A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points. 

  • The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger. 

  • A piece of excrement. 

  • A curveball. 

  • A side of a die with two spots. 

twain

noun
  • pair, couple 

adj
  • twofold 

verb
  • To part in twain; divide; sunder. 

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