seven-up

American  

[sev-uhn-uhp] / ˈsɛv ənˈʌp /

noun

1. all fours.

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seven-up British  

noun

1. Also called: all fours.   pitch.  a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit

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Etymology

Origin of seven-up

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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seven-up

Under an unofficial "seven-up, eight-down rule," PSC members who are 68 or older retire during the party congress.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2022

Now that we're all acquainted," he ventured—"how about a little game of seven-up, just to pass away the time?

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

They undertook no exercise more violent than seven-up, while the wood-cutting fell as a curse upon those unfortunates who lost at the game.

From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Seated around the large camp-fires, cross-legged in Indian fashion, with a blanket or buffalo-robe spread before them, groups were playing cards—euchre, seven-up, and poker, the regular mountain games.

From The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway by Buffalo Bill

So one evening I challenged him to play seven-up for the mine, the loser to take his outfit and walk.

From Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Kelly, Florence Finch