pinochle
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.
Origin of pinochle
1- Also penuchle, penuckle, pi·noc·le.
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How to use pinochle in a sentence
Sometimes the proposed excursion was a pinocle party or a visit to the theatre, but the dénouement was always the same.
Elkan Lubliner, American | Montague GlassI think it was you and Kamin told me that real estate is a game the same like auction pinocle?
Elkan Lubliner, American | Montague GlassMartha said she didn't play bridge and upon Annie's timid suggestion of pinocle, said she had never heard of it.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman“I am always going to play pinocle with you Sunday forenoons as long as you live, grandmother,” said she.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanWould you believe me, Abe, I tried to get up a game of auction pinocle there and I couldn't do it!
Abe and Mawruss | Montague Glass
British Dictionary definitions for pinochle
penuchle, penuckle or pinocle
/ (ˈpiːnʌkəl) /
a card game for two to four players similar to bezique
the combination of queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game
Origin of pinochle
1Collins 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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