PINOCLE

pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique

(noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pinocle (uncountable)

Alternative form of pinochle

Anagrams

• Copelin, pilonce

Source: Wiktionary


Pe"nu*chle, Pin"o*cle, n.

Definition: A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs.

Pin"o*cle, n.

Definition: See Penuchle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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