From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 08:27:15 PDT
I know, I know but what about the half?
Sonny
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From: Ron <rojoha@adelphia.net>
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Subject: Re: [MV] M151 Question
> 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.
>
> 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.-
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 02 October, 2004 23:23
> Subject: Re: [MV] M151 Question
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>
> > Wonder how the deuce and a half wound up with the name "deuce"?
> >
> > Sonny
>
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