seven-up
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seven-up
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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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
Us play stick hoss and seven-up marble game with marbles us make and de 'well game.'
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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
"Playin' seven-up 'n' tried to finish the game," one of them explained as they started with buckets for the pump.
From Blister Jones by Jay Hambridge
They found the switch crew in the engine of the cab playing seven-up.
From Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West by William MacLeod Raine
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