CRIBBAGE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Cribbage

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkrɪbɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

card game in which objective is to play so that pip value of one's cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31

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