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

Then he played seven-up all day with Shorty, who had learned before Si did how to get a day off when he wanted it.

From Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran by McElroy, John

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.

Card-playing was considered a vice in those days, and limited to a few games of "seven-up," played by sinful boys on a hay-mow, and dancing was frowned upon by the churches.

From Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England by Munn, Charles Clark

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

From The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas by Rogers, W. A. (William Allen)