| 单词 | one for his nob |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone for his (also rarely her) nob (or nobs) 2. Cribbage. A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer, scoring one to its holder; esp. in one for his (also rarely her) nob (or nobs). Cf. heel n.1 6. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > cribbage > [noun] > jack his heels1754 nob1821 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > picture-card > jack > in specific games pur1592 Tom1647 maker1753 his heels1754 bragger1807 nob1821 right bower1839 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Feb. 163/2 There was nothing silly in it, like the nob in cribbage. 1834 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (1836) 1st Ser. I. 208 ‘One for his nob!’ said Gobler. 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows III. liv. 278 Fifteen two, and a pair's four, and his nob's five. ?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle , Cribbage 18 If you hold in your hand or crib a knave of the same suit as the card turned up you peg one. In the familiar phrase, you take ‘one for his nob’. 1882 Society 11 Nov. 9/1 In cribbage parlance, it was one for her nob and two for her heels. 1969 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games (ed. 2) II. viii. 119 For the Knave of the exposed card, ‘his nobs’ 1 point. 1979 Official World Encycl. Sports & Games 113/3 If a player holds a jack of the same suit as the start, he scores ‘one for his nob’. < as lemmas |
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