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five-spot
[ fahyv-spot ]
noun
- a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
- Slang. a five-dollar bill.
- a low plant, Nemophila maculata, of the waterleaf family, native to western and central California, having white flowers with a purple spot at the tip of each of its five petals.
five-spot
noun
- (in the US) a five-dollar bill
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Word History and Origins
Origin of five-spot1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Example Sentences
And also: "The five-spot of diamonds, the scaffold, the Place de Roquette."
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A lightning change can be made from a five-spot to a four-spot while swinging the card.
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Cut out the center pip on the five-spot of spades with a sharp knife.
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Each was similar to the next, as one old five-spot of clubs resembles another.
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Now take back the five-spot card and place it on the back of the pack, with its face side toward audience.
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