capot

¹

[kuh-pot, -poh]

noun

Cards.

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

capot

²

[kuh-poh, ka-poh]

noun

plural

capots 

1. capote.

capot

/ kəˈpɒt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of capot¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of capot¹

C17: from French

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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

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

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