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schafskopf

American  
[shafs-kawpf] / ˈʃæfsˌkɔpf /

noun

Cards.

  1. sheepshead.

Etymology

Origin of schafskopf

< German: sheepshead

Example Sentences

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"How could you marry off your daughter to a schafskopf like Federmann?" he asked.

From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Glass, Montague

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