card-crib

  • 91peg out — Meaning Die. Origin Taken from the scoring in card games like Crib in which the score is kept on a pegboard and the game ends when the first person pegs out …

    Meaning and origin of phrases

  • 92cribbage — the card game, 1620s, probably from crib set of cards thrown from each player s hand, of uncertain origin, though this word is later than the game name …

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  • 93cribbage — noun a card game for two players, in which the objective is to play so that the pip value of one s cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31. Origin C17: related to crib …

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  • 94cribbage — also crib informal noun (U) a card game in which points are shown by putting small pieces of wood in holes in a small board …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 95His Nobs — Cribbage 1) A jack of the same suit as the starter card, in one s hand or in the crib 2) The score of 1 point for such a jack …

    The official rules of card games glossary

  • 96Lay Away — 1) Cribbage Give cards to the crib 2) Pinochle See Bury a Card (2) …

    The official rules of card games glossary

  • 97cribbage — ► NOUN ▪ a card game for two players, the objective of which is to play cards whose value reaches exactly 15 or 31. ORIGIN related to CRIB(Cf. ↑cribber) …

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  • 98cribbage — [krib′ij΄] n. [< CRIB + AGE] a card game for two players that can be played by three or four, in which the object is to form various combinations that count for points: the score is traditionally kept by moving pegs on a small board (cribbage… …

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  • 99turn|up — «TURN UHP», adjective, noun. –adj. that is turned up or turns up. –n. 1. the turned up part of anything, especially of a garment. 2. British. a trouser cuff. 3. Cribbage. the first card selected after the crib has been dealt; starter …

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