cribbage
A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four playersA point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
(countable, uncountable)A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.
кри́ббеджkríbbɛdž, кри́беджkríbɛdž, кри́ббиджkríbbidž
(countable, uncountable)A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.
Translations
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Origin
From crib + -age. Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each plaFrom crib + -age. Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each player.
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Forms
plural: cribbagesSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable