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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 [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ]
n
(Group Games / Card Games) a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponents Often shortened to crib
[of uncertain origin]
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
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
crib death n (US)mort f subite du nourrisson
cribbage
nCribbage nt


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Wilmot, who stayed at home with him to enjoy a quiet game of cribbage.
Then, we had chess for those who played it, whist, cribbage, books, backgammon, and shovelboard.
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.
 
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