deuce vs heck

deuce

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

  • 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. 

  • A table seating two diners. 

  • A piece of excrement. 

  • A curveball. 

  • A side of a die with two spots. 

heck

noun
  • Hell. 

  • A bend or winding of a stream. 

  • A rack for cattle to feed at. 

  • The bolt or latch of a door. 

  • An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. 

  • A latticework contrivance for catching fish. 

intj
  • Hell. 

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