five hundred

n (Card Games) a card game for three players, with 500 points for game

five′ hun′dred

n. a variety of euchre or rummy the object of which is to score 500 points first. [1915–20, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	five hundred - the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five500, Dlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	2.	five hundred - a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a handeuchrecard game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Adj.	1.	five hundred - denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units500, dcardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

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five hundred

five hundred,

card game, similar in principle to euchreeuchre
, card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the late 19th cent. The pack has 32 cards, from 7 up to ace in each suit.
..... Click the link for more information. , usually played by three persons with a pack of 32 cards and a joker. Each player receives 10 cards, and highest bidder for the widow (the three cards left over) names trump. The two other players play in temporary combination against the bidder, and 500 points wins the game. In the early 20th cent. five hundred was very popular in the United States.

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noun the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five

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large integer

noun a card game similar to ecarte

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euchre

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card game
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adj denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units

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cardinal