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▪ I. repique, n.|rɪˈpiːk|
Also 7 -peak, peek, -picq(ue.
[ad. F. repic = It. ripicco: see re- and pique.]
In Piquet, the winning of thirty points on cards alone before beginning to play (and before the adversary begins to count), entitling the player to begin his score at ninety. Also fig.
1668Temple Let. Ld. Arlington Wks. 1731 II. 93 In their Audiences..the Cards commonly run high, and all is Picque and Repicque between them. 1678Phillips, Repeak [1696 Repeek],..a term in the Game of Picquet. 1680Cotton Compl. Gamester (ed. 2) 58 The youngers Blank shall bar the former and hinder his Picq and Repicq [printed Picy and Repicy]. 1721Cibber School-boy 1, I constantly receive my Rent in nothing but Repiques, Capotts, Gamons, and Doublets. 1771Mackenzie Man Feel. xxv, His score was 90 to 35, and he was elder hand; but a momentous repique decided it in favour of his adversary. 1830‘Eidrah Trebor’ Hoyle Made Fam. 49 Carte-blanche counts first, and consequently saves piques and repiques. 1859Wraxall tr. R. Houdin iv. 39 When the cards are dealt out, I will leave you to select the hand you think will enable you best to prevent a repique.
▪ II. repique, v.|rɪˈpiːk|
[f. prec.]
1. trans. To score a repique against (the opposing player in piquet).
1659Shuffling, Cutting & Deel. 8, I was Pickquet the last, but am now repickqt. 1709Mrs. Manley Secret Mem. II. 104 We agreed to play for fifty Pieces the Party; I repiqu'd him eight Times in a dozen. 1755Ed. Moore in World No. 154 (1772) III. 297 He was most cruelly repiqued when he wanted but two points of the game. 1830‘Eidrah Trebor’ Hoyle Made Fam. 49 It also piques and repiques the adversary, in the same manner as if those points were reckoned in any other way.
†b. ? To repel, resist. Obs. rare—1.
1687Beverley Exp. Song of Songs 27 Those enterweaves of Holy Order like The well-curl'd Locks, all falshood that Repique.
†c. Used as an imprecation. Obs. rare—1.
1760Foote Minor i. i, Repique the rascal. He promis'd to be here before me.
2. intr. To win a repique.
1719D'Urfey Pills V. 278 He piqu'd, and repiqu'd so oft. 1840Lady C. Bury Hist. of Flirt i, He was obstinately bent on repiquing. 1895J. C. Snaith Dorothy Marven vi, The mysteries of sword and musket were discarded for those..of piqueing, repiqueing and capotting. |