Poker dice

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·add. ·- A game played with five dice in which the count is usually made, in order, by pairs, two pairs, three of a kind, full houses, four of a kind, and five of a kind (the highest throw), similar to poker; also, the dice used in this game, ·esp. when marked with the ace, king, queen, jack, ten, and nine instead of the usual digits.

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