capot (plural capots)
A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.
capot (third-person singular simple present capots, present participle capotting, simple past and past participle capotted)
(ambitransitive) To win all the tricks (from), when playing at piquet.
• coapt
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*pot", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points. Hoyle.
Ca*pot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capotted.]
Definition: To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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