cribbage
pronunciation
How to pronounce cribbage in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ]
How to pronounce cribbage in American English:
US [ˈkrɪbɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib
Word Origin
- cribbage (n.)
- the card game, 1620s, probably from crib "set of cards thrown from each player's hand," which is of uncertain origin, though this word is later than the game name.
Example
- 1. Sex . What 'd you think , cribbage ?
- 2. Gene also enjoyed playing cribbage and canadian fishing trips with his friends .
- 3. Fancy a game of cribbage ?
- 4. " A set of cards made up from discards by each player in cribbage , used by the dealer . "