cribbage

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crib·bage / ˈkribij/ • n. a card game for two to four players, in which the objective is to play so that the value of one's cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31.

cribbage

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cribbage card-game, a characteristic feature of which is the crib, which consists of cards thrown out from each player's hand and belonging to the dealer. XVII. of unkn. orig.