euchre
Americannoun
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euchres
plural
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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
As they played euchre and ate Christmas cookies, Gogo expressed concern about the new variant and news reports chronicling the rush for testing.
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 could play bezique, or euchre if you’d rather,” he said, the blue and gold dissolving from his hands in a blur.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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 James Branch Cabell
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
As he prepared to sign the measure, President Roosevelt had the satisfaction of knowing that he had euchred the Senate peacemen out of committing the U. S. to a permanent neutrality policy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He's euchred, and may as well go about his business," laughed Weymouth.
From Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens
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 Herbert Corey Leeds
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