crown and anchor
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.91 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A game of chance popular with soldiers in the late 19th and early 20th century, in which players bet on combinations of three dice. It is equivalent to chuck-a-luck.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Edward Harrison, who was arrested by Detective Potter for playing the crown and anchor game, was sentenced to four days’ imprisonment."
- "The houseman’s, “Come on my lucky lads, who says another card?” and the Crown and Anchor boardman’s “Back them up, my beauties, where you like and where you fancy.”"
- "My commission on this was £5, and as my salary was £2 a week I collected more on pay-day than I had ever earned in one week in my life - except at ‘Two-up’ or ‘Crown and Anchor’ at the war."