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full house

American  

noun

Poker.

  1. a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens.

full house British  

noun

  1. poker a hand with three cards of the same value and another pair

  2. a theatre, etc, filled to capacity

  3. (in bingo, etc) the set of numbers needed to win

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Etymology

Origin of full house

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Full house rentals will continue to be available.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Full house: How to design a flexible dining space for Thanksgiving.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

"Full house; no reserved seats," observed the man placidly, squeezing in.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)

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