单词 | can you ? |
释义 | > as lemmascan you (also ye)? ΚΠ 1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester xi. 116 If either side are at eight Groats he hath the benefit of calling Can-ye, if he hath two Honours in his hand, and if the other answers one, the Game is up, which is nine in all, but if he hath more than two he shows them, and then it is one and the same thing; but if he forgets to call after playing a trick, he loseth the advantage of Can-ye for that deal. 1709 Brit. Apollo 27–29 July The first are 8 Groats, which is generally call'd Can-you, the last are 6 Groats, which is generally call'd long Can-you. 1754 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. 2 Mar. (1756) II. 130 The Men no longer mind how a Lady looks, but how she plays; instead of observing the Delicacy of her Shape.., they only consider how many Trumps she holds, how often she makes a Finesse, and ‘can ye one?’ a1755 W. Hay Wks. (1794) II. 261 Playing at whist, and calling, Can ye. 1770 Lady's Mag. Nov. 171/1 The countess de Barré, who held three in her own hand, asked her partner the duke, as is usual in such cases, ‘can you one?’ 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vi. 53 Another hand. ‘Can you one?’ inquired the old lady. ‘I can,’ replied Mr. Pickwick. 1898 B. Lowsley Whist of Future v. 68 The present generation can have no memories of the glory of Long Whist, how with the score arrived at eight the partners would, when each holding an honour, look for the welcome ‘Can ye one?’ 1922 G. Saintsbury Scrap Bk. xxii. 99 I never was quite sure about ‘calling for trumps’: while it must have been very pleasant to ask, ‘Can you one?’ < as lemmas |
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