n. [ OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo) + as ace. See Ace. ] Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value. [ 1913 Webster ]
[かわたけ, kawatake] (n) (1) bamboo growing along a river bank; (2) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (3) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (4) (arch) (id) prostitute; the life of a prostitute