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cooncan

American  
[koon-kan] / ˈkunˌkæn /

noun

Cards.

  1. a variety of rummy for two players.

cooncan British  
/ ˈkuːnˌkæn /

noun

  1. a card game for two players, similar to rummy

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Etymology

Origin of cooncan

1885–90, popular alteration of conquian

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The quartet's diminutive first tenor, Brown, has quiet tastes, plays a little cooncan and setback, mostly just "cheers himself with his family."

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