euchre

[ yoo-ker ]

/ ˈyu kər /

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noun

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.

an instance of euchring or being euchred.

verb (used with object), eu·chred, eu·chring.

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.

Slang. to cheat; swindle.

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Origin of euchre

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; origin uncertain

Words nearby euchre

euchlorhydria, euchlorine, eucholia, euchologion, euchology, euchre, euchred, euchromatin, euchromosome, Eucken, euclase

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How to use euchre in a sentence

Art handed us a deck of cards and a piece of chalk to keep score and we started to play euchre.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
Euchre (ūkėr), a card-game very popular in America, is usually played by two or four persons.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Now and then there is a horse-race, but for the most part we play euchre.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty|J. W. de Forest

Progressive Bridge may be played in much the same manner as Progressive Euchre.
Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play|J.B. Elwell

British Dictionary definitions for euchre

euchre

/ (ˈjuːkə) /

noun

a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker

an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks

verb (tr)

to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks

(usually foll by out) US, Canadian, Australian and NZ informal to outwit or cheat

Australian and NZ informal to ruin or exhaust

Word Origin for euchre

C19: of unknown origin

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