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euchre
[yoo-ker]
noun
Cards.a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
an instance of euchring or being euchred.
verb (used with object)
to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
Slang.to cheat; swindle.
euchre
/ ˈːə /
noun
a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker
an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks
verb
to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks
informal(usually foll by out) to outwit or cheat
informalto ruin or exhaust
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of euchre1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of euchre1
Example Sentences
Evers, a former schoolteacher who derives pleasure from euchre and polka music, was rewarded by independents for his stalwart defense of voting and abortion rights.
The Monowi Tavern is a place for those who remain to come together — for birthdays, Sunday night euchre tournaments, family reunions, funeral wakes.
Before his death, Danny, as president of the Lewiston 50 Plus Club, led a community center with several hundred members that hosts regular activities: euchre, bingo, exercise classes.
His favorite meal is an Egg McMuffin, he likes to play pickleball and he has been known to kill time awaiting election night results with a game of euchre.
So we played euchre on a dictionary balanced on his lap, and when that started to prove a bit much we switched to Casino.
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