capot

¹ American  

[kuh-pot, -poh] / kəˈpɒt, -ˈpoʊ /

noun

Cards.

1. the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.

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capot ² American  

[kuh-poh, ka-poh] / kəˈpoʊ, kaˈpoʊ /

noun

PLURAL

capots

1. capote.

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capot British  

/ kəˈpɒt /

noun

1. piquet the winning of all the tricks by one player

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Etymology

Origin of capot

1640–50; < French (noun and adj.), designating or describing the player who has no tricks, after faire capot (nautical) to capsize

Example Sentences

Elsevier spokesman Chris Capot said more companies will be announcing price increases this month.

From Washington Times

Miami-Dade police spokeswoman Jennifer Capot said during a news conference that the 23-year-old man was performing routine maintenance on the ride Wednesday when he was fatally injured.

From Washington Times

The fair eventually opened, but Capot said the area was closed to visitors while homicide detectives investigated.

From Washington Times

These are four in number, namely, the Carte Blanche, the Repique, the Pique, and the Capot.

From Project Gutenberg

Pique, repique, and capot are not unfrequent; but the occurrence of carte blanche is exceedingly rare, occurring only about once in nine hundred deals.

From Project Gutenberg