cribbage

[ krib-ij ]

/ ˈkrɪb ɪdʒ /

noun

a card game for two or sometimes three or four players, a characteristic feature of which is the crib, and in which the object is to make counting combinations for points that are scored on a cribbage board.

Origin of cribbage

First recorded in 1620–30; crib + -age

Words nearby cribbage

CRF, CRH, CRI, cria, crib, cribbage, cribbage board, cribber, cribbing, crib-bite, crib-biting

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Example sentences from the Web for cribbage

She took tenderly the hand he stretched to her; and upon these terms they set to work at cribbage.
The Virginian|Owen Wister
A game which, when played on Commons, becomes illegal, is the Game of Cribbage.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872|Various
A few games of cribbage, which he won, yet not too easily, were also a soothing influence.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various
There was no cribbage player round, and Peter himself sat across deeply immersed in a magazine.
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

He taught me the game of cribbage, and the old game of gold-rush days—solo.
I Married a Ranger|Dama Margaret Smith

British Dictionary definitions for cribbage

cribbage

/ (ˈkrɪbɪdʒ) /

noun

a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponentsOften shortened to: crib

Word Origin for cribbage

C17: of uncertain origin

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单词	cribbage
释义	cribbage [ krib-ij ] / ˈkrɪb ɪdʒ / noun a card game for two or sometimes three or four players, a characteristic feature of which is the crib, and in which the object is to make counting combinations for points that are scored on a cribbage board. Origin of cribbage First recorded in 1620–30; crib + -age Words nearby cribbage CRF, CRH, CRI, cria, crib, cribbage, cribbage board, cribber, cribbing, crib-bite, crib-biting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cribbage She took tenderly the hand he stretched to her; and upon these terms they set to work at cribbage. The Virginian\|Owen Wister A game which, when played on Commons, becomes illegal, is the Game of Cribbage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872\|Various A few games of cribbage, which he won, yet not too easily, were also a soothing influence. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various There was no cribbage player round, and Peter himself sat across deeply immersed in a magazine. The Street of Seven Stars\|Mary Roberts Rinehart He taught me the game of cribbage, and the old game of gold-rush days—solo. I Married a Ranger\|Dama Margaret Smith British Dictionary definitions for cribbage cribbage / (ˈkrɪbɪdʒ) / noun a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponentsOften shortened to: crib Word Origin for cribbage C17: of uncertain 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
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