false dice

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Other fellows did gain a livelihood by play, for at that they were better than sharpers and could get their simple comrades' money from them with false dice: but such a profession I loathed.

From The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim by Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoph von

Item, to my son Matt Flowerdale, I bequeath two bale of false dice; Videlicet, high men and low men, fullomes, stop cater traies, and other bones of function.'

From The London Prodigal; "by William Shakespeare." as it was played by the King's Majesties servants. by Unknown

Lubber, name of a spirit, 8.Good year, corruption of goujère, 274.Goose, emblem of cowardice, 119;terms connected with, 118, 119.Gossamer, notions relating to, 259.Gossip’s bowl, 205.Gourds, false dice, 402.Gout,

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

With wily craft the sharpers substituted their deceitful 'doctors' or false dice; and thus 'crabs,' or 'a losing game,' became the portion of the 'flats,' or dupes.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew

I hate the strain and the anxiety; and when unexpected expenses are foisted on me, I feel the world is playing with false dice.

From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Robert Louis