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pinocle Definition


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pinochle
pinocle
noun
    1. A card game derived from bézique, in which two packs of 24 cards are shuffled together, with all cards of a lower value than nine discarded, the object of the game being to win tricks as in whist.
    2. The combination of queen of spades and jack of diamonds together in this game.
Etymology: 1860s.



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