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cribbage

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crib·bage  (krbj)
n.
A card game for from two to four players in which the score is kept by inserting small pegs into holes arranged in rows on a small board.
[From crib.]
cribbage
Noun
a card game for two to four players, who each try to win a set number of points before the others [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cribbage - a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
crib
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
crib - the cards discarded by players at cribbage
Translations

cribbage [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ] n → sorte de jeu de cartes
cribbage [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ] n → Cribbage nt
cribbage [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ] n → tipo di gioco di carte


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Wilmot, who stayed at home with him to enjoy a quiet game of cribbage.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
Then, we had chess for those who played it, whist, cribbage, books, backgammon, and shovelboard.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
The cards were brought, and Fanny played at cribbage with her aunt till bedtime; and as Sir Thomas was reading to himself, no sounds were heard in the room for the next two hours beyond the reckonings of the game--"And that makes thirty-one; four in hand and eight in crib.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
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