deuce

Noun
Synonyms: two2IIdevildickens

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberSynonyms: two2II
  3. a word used in exclamations of confusion“what the devil”“the deuce with it”“the dickens you say”Synonyms: devildickens
  4. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spotsSynonyms: two
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Deuce \Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]

1.(Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts. [1913 Webster]

2.(Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game. [1913 Webster]

Deuce \Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity).] The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.] [Low] [1913 Webster]
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