Hazard (game) - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

From the game of Hazard came:

  • The phrase "'at sixes and sevens". "Set upon six and seven" first appeared in Chaucer's Tales relating to betting one's entire fortune on a single throw of the dice. Over time the phrase became associated with any circumstances involving general confusion or disorder.
  • The word "hazard" in its modern sense of "risk" or "danger".

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