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euchre
euchre , card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the late 19th cent. The pack has 32 cards, from 7 up to ace in each suit. The jack of trumps, called the right bower, ranks highest, and the jack... Read more |
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump 1946– Chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Trump Organization Nationality: American. Born: June 14, 1946, in New York City, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA, 1968. Family: Son of Frederick C. Trump (real estate developer and ... Read more |
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whist
whist card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and after he draws this card in hand, the player on the left of the dealer leads. Cards rank from ace down through two,... Read more |
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Donald John Trump
Donald John Trump 1946-, American business executive, b. New York City. After attending the Wharton business school, he joined the family real estate business. A self-promoting and flamboyant dealmaker, he was able to secure loans with minimal collateral in the free-wheeling 1980s and created an... Read more |
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bridge
bridge card game derived from whist , played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Basic Rules The cards in contract bridge rank from ace down to two; in bidding, suits rank spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. After all cards are dealt, so that each player holds 13 cards, the dealer... Read more |
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bridge (game)
bridge card game derived from whist , played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Basic Rules The cards in contract bridge rank from ace down to two; in bidding, suits rank spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. After all cards are dealt, so that each player holds 13 cards,... Read more |
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jews-harp
jew's-harp or jews'-harp, musical instrument of ancient lineage composed of a small metal frame containing a flexible metal tongue. The frame is held between the teeth and the metal tongue is plucked with the fingers. Each jew's-harp can produce only one tone, the quality of which may be varied... Read more |
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Concurrent
CONCURRENT Simultaneous; converging; of equal or joint authority. Concurrent estates is a term used in property law to describe ownership of, or possessory interest in, a piece of property by two or more people jointly, such as a joint tenancy or tenancy in common. Concurrent power is the... Read more |
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ecarte
écarté , card game similar to euchre , played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks below the jack and above the ten. A trick is won by the higher trump or by the higher card of the suit led. The object... Read more |
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