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canfield

1 American  
[kan-feeld] / ˈkænˌfild /

noun

Cards.

  1. a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.

Canfield 2 American  
[kan-feeld] / ˈkænˌfild /

noun

  1. Dorothy. Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.

canfield British  
/ ˈkænˌfiːld /

noun

  1. cards a gambling game adapted from a type of patience

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Etymology

Origin of canfield

1910–15; named after R. A. Canfield (1855–1914), American gambler, inventor of the game

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