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

But Bill was bound to play with somebody, so he picked up a man and gave him two points in seven-up, and they kept at it all day, until Bill lost $1,100.

From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.

I'd no more pack a opal than I'd cut for deal an' embark on a game of seven-up with a ghost.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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

From The Road by London, Jack

Reckon they're holdin' on while they can take a game of seven-up.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.