full house

noun

Poker.

1. a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens.

full house

noun

1. poker a hand with three cards of the same value and another pair

2. a theatre, etc, filled to capacity

3. (in bingo, etc) the set of numbers needed to win

Word History and Origins

Origin of full house¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The wild-card series is a joker compared to the waiting full house.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

But greeted by a full house’s demonstratively embracing thankful enthusiasm, he beamed, the hesitant posture turning into ownership.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

"Sometimes there'd be half a dozen kids in the house with their carers – it was a full house."

Read more on BBC

He walked on stage, now the proud paterfamilias with greying hair and a broad welcoming smile on his face as he surveyed the nearly full house.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Dubois has looked at home in fight week, smiling and taking everything in his stride - but can he "seize the moment" in front of a full house at Wembley on Saturday?

Read more on BBC