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Synonyms for pinochle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pee-nuhk-uh l, -nok-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi nʌk əl, -nɒk-

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Définition of pinochle

Origin :
  • also pinocle, 1864, Peaknuckle, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Swiss dialect Binokel (German), binocle (French), from French binocle "pince-nez" (17c.), from Medieval Latin binoculus "binoculars" (see binocular). Taken as a synonym for bésigue "bezique," the card game, and wrongly identified with besicles "spectacles," probably because the game is played with a double deck. Pinochle was popularized in U.S. late 1800s by German immigrants.
  • As in game of chance : noun game depending on luck
Example sentences :
  • He's no sport at all, except maybe when it comes to pinochle.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • Dirty trick to break up a pinochle game in weather like this.
  • Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
  • "Got change for a dollar, an' I'll settle that pinochle debt," offered the sergeant.
  • Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
  • It was like him to forget all about the herder and the promise of pinochle that night.
  • Extract from : « The Uphill Climb » by B. M. Bower
  • The house was peaceful, that evening, and he enjoyed a game of pinochle with his wife.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at.
  • Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
  • In five minutes they had got together a deck and a pile of chips and were shirt-sleeving it around a game of pinochle.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • Wilkins had proposed a pinochle game, and he and Jordan sat playing in the control room.
  • Extract from : « The Stutterer » by R.R. Merliss
  • A few guests played pool or billiards, bridge, rummy, pinochle.
  • Extract from : « The Haciendas of Mexico » by Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • Valmore and Freedom Smith went over to the livery barn for a game of pinochle.
  • Extract from : « Windy McPherson's Son » by Sherwood Anderson
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