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Empty Chance

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A chance not worth calculating on. The ace of dice was, by the Greeks and Romans, left empty, because the number of dice was equal to the number of aces thrown. As ace is the lowest chance, the empty chance was the least likely to win.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Emperor of Believers
Emperor of the Mountains
Empire City (The)
Empire of Reason; the Empire of Truth
Empirics
Employé. (French)
Empson
Empty as Air
Empty Champagne Bottles
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En Rapport
En Route
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