Newmarket
Newmarket · Newmarkets
A long, close-fitting cloakA long, close-fitting cloak.
US/nˈumˌɑɹkət/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A long, close-fitting cloak.
a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
(uncountable)A card game in which players try to play their cards in a sequence selected by cards from a second deck.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Origin
The cloak and card game are named after the English town.The cloak and card game are named after the English town.
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Forms
plural: Newmarkets| Singular | Newmarket |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card:MichiganChicagoboodlestops
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable