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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 Translations cribbage n → Cribbage nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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