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

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

A few were whittling—a few pitching quoits, or playing leap-frog, and quite a number were having a quiet game of whist, euchre or "seven-up."

From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by Gilmore, James R.

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

Several were playing seven-up with an old pack of cards.

From The Road by London, Jack

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