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noun
A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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noun
A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crib
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
History
From crib + -age. Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each player.
Across languages
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