| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Ambs-ace.[Websters]. | |
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Date "AMBES-AS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references) |
| Note: Ambes-as \Ambes"-as\, noun. Ambs-ace. [Obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AMBES-AS
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| Literature | 1: Ambes-as or Ambes-ace Two aces, the lowest throw in dice; figuratively, bad luck. (Latin, ambo-asses, both or two aces.) 2: "I had rather be in this choice than throw ames-ace for my life." - All's Well, etc., ii. 3. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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