ambsace

noun /ˈeɪmz.eɪs/

1. Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.

   archaic, uncountable

   And why not now, my angel? Such beauty fires beyond the power of resistance.—Pshaw! the father here! My old luck: I never nicked seven that I did not throw ames ace three times following. [Exit MARLOW.]

   MARLOW (flirting with a maid).

2. Bad luck, worthlessness.

   archaic, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Old French ambes as (“both aces”), from Latin ambo + as.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ambsace (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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