euchre
Americannoun
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Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
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an instance of euchring or being euchred.
verb (used with object)
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to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
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Slang. to cheat; swindle.
noun
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a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker
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an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks
verb
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to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks
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informal (usually foll by out) to outwit or cheat
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informal to ruin or exhaust
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Etymology
Origin of euchre
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; origin uncertain
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The Monowi Tavern is a place for those who remain to come together — for birthdays, Sunday night euchre tournaments, family reunions, funeral wakes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
In a backroom with dark wood paneling and an electronic bingo board on the wall, two men and two women sat around a table, each holding five cards as they played euchre.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
They love playing euchre and blackjack, betting with matchsticks.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2020
Afterwards everyone went and had dinner, and we went to his house and played this card game called euchre, which I had never played before.
From Time ● Jan. 13, 2015
We ain’t going to get no euchre played this way.”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
We took part in the "subscription euchres" whenever we could not in time devise an excuse which would pass muster with the haggard "entertainer."
From The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking by Cabell, James Branch
Including those who the govt imagines are being euchred today.
From Economist ● Apr. 5, 2013
But no one's running to the barricades on the refs' behalf now; no one's going to throw any bricks when they get euchred out of their pension program, either.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2012
Through his control of pivotal Hudson County with its whopping vote, Hague has elected five Governors, for years has euchred the Republican majority in the Legislature, has made "Hagueism" the dominating influence in the State.
From Time Magazine Archive
With her husband as a partner, she euchred a couple of well-to-do industrialists out of 800,000 francs.
From Time Magazine Archive
She cried when she went away, but the old lady wouldn’t stand for no bow-legged cowpuncher––and so I git euchred, every time.”
From Hidden Water by Dixon, Maynard
Third Trick.—A leads the king of spades, B refuses to ruff, having the highest trump, thereby euchring A. The opportunity for this coup of refusing to ruff occurs very frequently.
From The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 by Leeds, Herbert Corey
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