seven-up

[ sev-uhn-uhp ]

noun

1. all fours ( def 2 ).

seven-up

noun

1. a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit Also calledall fourspitch

Word History and Origins

Origin of seven-up¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The king got out an old ratty deck of cards after breakfast, and him and the duke played seven-up a while, five cents a game.

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Nice fellow you are, sitting down to play a hand of seven-up for the price of a pack of cards!

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There was a game of seven-up going on in the cabin, and the sun striking down the companionway was bothering Andie Howe.

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I have seen men seated amid hundreds of slain, quietly enjoying a game of "seven-up," or having a little draw.

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The checker players left their boards and came over; the "seven-up" devotees dropped their cards and joined the circle.

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