the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet
Word origin
[1640–50; ‹ F (n. and adj.), designating or describing the player who has no tricks,after faire capot (nautical) to capsize]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, electric, elevator, impulse, selection
capot in American English2
(kəˈpou, French kaˈpou)
nounWord forms: plural-pots (-ˈpouz, French -ˈpou)