cribbage

Noun
Synonyms: crib

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or twoSynonyms: crib
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cribbage \Crib"bage\ (kr?b"?j), n. [From Crib, v. t., 2.] A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances. [1913 Webster]

A man's fancy would be summed up in cribbage. --John Hall. [1913 Webster]

Cribbage board, a board with holes and pegs, used by cribbage players to score their game. [1913 Webster] Cribber

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