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noun
A card game, similar to bezique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pinocle, penuchle, bezique
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
History
Perhaps from Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of German Binokel (where b>p change is common) , French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.
