five hundred

noun

, Cards.

1. a variety of euchre in which a joker and widow are included, the object being to score 500 points first.

five hundred

noun

1. a card game for three players, with 500 points for game

Word History and Origins

Origin of five hundred¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

In the early dawn of that May morning, as the New England men stood guard over the flames, five hundred men, women, and children were slowly burned alive.

From Salon

During that time, five hundred medical personnel were killed, according to the Gaza health ministry.

From Salon

“They eat between three and five hundred different types of plants,” said Karla Salp, a spokesperson for the Washington Department of Agriculture.

From Seattle Times

Seventy-seventh Division and more than five hundred men, trapped in a ravine behind enemy lines, were surrounded by a much larger force of Germans.

From Literature

“In the early dawn of that May morning, as the New England men stood guard over the flames, five hundred men, women, and children were slowly burned alive.”

From Salon