Definition of cribbage Cribbage

/kɹɪˈbɪʤ/ - [kribij] - crib•bage

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Noun Plural: cribbages
cribbage - a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
		crib
		card game, cards a game played with playing cards

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cribbage (Noun)
A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cribbage (v. t.)
A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cribbage
krib′āj, n. a game at cards played by two, three, or four persons, so called from crib, the name given to certain cards laid aside from his hand by each player, and which belong to the dealer.—n. Cribb′age-board, a board with holes for keeping by means of pegs the score at cribbage

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cribbage, noun, singular of cribbages.

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