cribbage

[krib-ij]

noun

1. 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.

cribbage

/ ˈkrɪbɪdʒ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cribbage¹

First recorded in 1620–30; crib + -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of cribbage¹

C17: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The next thing I would do is either go to Lacy Park to play cribbage, which is a card game with a peg board that my husband and some of my friends play.

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Not only is the inn attracting guests who want to stay somewhere connected with the history of the area, the Hodges are also staging monthly cribbage nights, the game being a passion of Roger’s.

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One item really brings this community to life: a tiny carved peg that may have been used as a marker for scoring in a game, perhaps something like we use in a cribbage board.

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It’s no wonder seasoned Burners sound a bit like griping cribbage players on a rural town square when they mutter: “It ain’t like it used to be.”

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But his office door has always been open, an invitation for a pregame chat or game of cribbage.

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