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spadille
[ spuh-dil ]
/ spəˈdɪl /
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noun
the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
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Origin of spadille
1720–30; <French <Spanish espadilla, equivalent to espad(a) broadsword, spade in cards (<Latin spatha;see spade2) + -illa diminutive suffix
Words nearby spadille
spadeful, spade guinea, spadework, spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado, spae, spaetzle, spaewife
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How to use spadille in a sentence
The ace of spades, or Spadille, was always the first trump; the ace of clubs (Basto) always the third.
The Journal to Stella|Jonathan SwiftSpadille, spa-dil′, n. the ace of spades in the games of ombre and quadrille.
In two hours Sir Asinus was sitting at spadille in the exceedingly undress costume of shirt, pantaloons, and silk stockings.
The Youth of Jefferson|J. E. Cooke."I think, ladies and gentlemen, that I am Spadille this evening," he proclaimed in a voice of ice.
The Passionate Elopement|Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for spadille
spadille
/ (spəˈdɪl) /
noun
cards (in ombre and quadrille) the ace of spades
Word Origin for spadille
C18: from French, from Spanish espadilla, diminutive of espada sword; see spade ²
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