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cribbage

Syllabification: (crib·bage)
Pronunciation: /ˈkribij/
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Definition of cribbage

noun

  • a card game for two to four players, in which the objective is to play so that the value of one’s cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31.

Origin:

mid 17th century: related to crib; the game is said to have been invented by the English poet Sir John Suckling (1609–42); it seems to have been developed from an older game called Noddy

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