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

"It's six years the morra since I seen him," said Pat, still looking out to sea.

From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

The sweetest and the best of the jungle productions is the "morra."

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Sir Samuel White Baker

"I'm goin' to help ould Rosie to luk for it the morra," said Patsy.

From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

A little maid led out her snowy lamb to graze among the woods, and children played at "morra" beside the river, which ran at peace, lapping the silver sand.

From The Italians by Frances Elliot

Eager groups were gathered under the various signs upon the walls and pillars, apparently playing the Italian game of morra, to judge by the quick gestures of their restless fingers.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various

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