morra

American  

[mawr-uh] / ˈmɔr ə /

noun

1. an Italian game in which players suddenly show a hand with from 0 to 5 fingers held up, simultaneously guessing the total number of fingers held up by all players.

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morra

"Huh!" he grunted with an air of authority, "they'll haave rump steaks fur tay and fly broth fur breakvist th' morra!"

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Alexander Irvine

"Six years the morra; why, that's just as long as my father's been dead," said Mick.

From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Another noise comes from the game of morra.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

All are enjoying themselves without reference to social distinctions—some playing cards, others throwing dice, some reading, others playing cup and ball, "morra", etc.

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

Others began playing morra, and the way they shook their hands, intently absorbed in the game, was a better spectacle than a puppet show.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Yasotaro Morri