pinochle

[ pee-nuhk-uhl, -nok- ]

/ ˈpi nʌk əl, -nɒk- /

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noun

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.

a meld of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in this game.

Also penuchle, penuckle, pi·noc·le.

Origin of pinochle

1860–65, Americanism;<Swiss German Binokel, Binoggel<Swiss French binocle literally, pince-nez (see binocle¹), probably adopted as synonym of the less current French besicles spectacles, folk-etymological alteration of beziguebezique

Words nearby pinochle

pin oak, Pinocchio, Pinocchio, The Adventures of, Pinochet, Pinochet Ugarte, pinochle, pinocyte, pinocytose, pinocytosis, pinole, piñon

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Example sentences from the Web for pinochle

It's a diversion, much like pinochle or gin rummy were in the days when there were only three TV channels.
Newt Gingrich Isn’t Doomed, Even After a Failed Presidential Campaign|Rich Galen|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was like him to forget all about the herder and the promise of pinochle that night.
The Uphill Climb|B. M. Bower
The house was peaceful, that evening, and he enjoyed a game of pinochle with his wife.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
And I am glad to point out also that the pinochle game is not necessarily broken up.
More Tish|Mary Roberts Rinehart

Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
On everything which a feller buys, from pinochle decks to headache medicine, he will have to put a stamp.
Worrying Won't Win|Montague Glass

British Dictionary definitions for pinochle

pinochle

penuchle, penuckle or pinocle

/ (ˈpiːnʌkəl) /

noun

a card game for two to four players similar to bezique

the combination of queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game

Word Origin for pinochle

C19: of unknown origin

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单词	pinochle
释义	pinochle [ pee-nuhk-uhl, -nok- ] / ˈpi nʌk əl, -nɒk- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinochle ON THESAURUS.COM noun a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck. a meld of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in this game. Also penuchle, penuckle, pi·noc·le. Origin of pinochle 1860–65, Americanism;<Swiss German Binokel, Binoggel<Swiss French binocle literally, pince-nez (see binocle¹), probably adopted as synonym of the less current French besicles spectacles, folk-etymological alteration of beziguebezique Words nearby pinochle pin oak, Pinocchio, Pinocchio, The Adventures of, Pinochet, Pinochet Ugarte, pinochle, pinocyte, pinocytose, pinocytosis, pinole, piñon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinochle It's a diversion, much like pinochle or gin rummy were in the days when there were only three TV channels. Newt Gingrich Isn’t Doomed, Even After a Failed Presidential Campaign\|Rich Galen\|May 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It was like him to forget all about the herder and the promise of pinochle that night. The Uphill Climb\|B. M. Bower The house was peaceful, that evening, and he enjoyed a game of pinochle with his wife. Babbitt\|Sinclair Lewis And I am glad to point out also that the pinochle game is not necessarily broken up. More Tish\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at. Cue for Quiet\|Thomas L. Sherred On everything which a feller buys, from pinochle decks to headache medicine, he will have to put a stamp. Worrying Won't Win\|Montague Glass British Dictionary definitions for pinochle pinochle penuchle, penuckle or pinocle / (ˈpiːnʌkəl) / noun a card game for two to four players similar to bezique the combination of queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game Word Origin for pinochle C19: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pinochle poker, roulette, bridge, lottery, wheel of fortune, bingo, canasta, craps, crazy eights, gin, gin rummy, lotto, penny ante, twenty-one
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pinochle

noun

Origin of pinochle

Words nearby pinochle

Example sentences from the Web for pinochle

British Dictionary definitions for pinochle

penuchle, penuckle or pinocle

noun

Word Origin for pinochle

Words related to pinochle