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noun Cards.
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
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Also called high-card pool.
Origin of red dog
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby red dog
Redding, reddish, Redditch, reddle, reddleman, red dog, red dogwood, red doll, red drum, red duster, red dwarf
Other definitions for red dog (2 of 2)
red-dog
[ red-dawg, -dog ]
/ ˈrɛdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /
verb (used with object), red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.
verb (used without object), red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to red-dog the passer.
Origin of red-dog
First recorded in 1950–55
OTHER WORDS FROM red-dog
red-dogger, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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