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full house

noun

, Poker.
  1. a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens.


full house

noun

  1. poker a hand with three cards of the same value and another pair
  2. a theatre, etc, filled to capacity
  3. (in bingo, etc) the set of numbers needed to win
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of full house1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

It was a full house for Salleigh Grubbs’ first meeting as the county’s party chair.

As business returned to pre-pandemic levels, the Delta variant brought more challenges, all the while restaurants are struggling to find and retain enough employees to handle a full house.

From Time

The Burgundy and Gold would take a repeat of that dominating performance, only this time with a full house instead of a couple hundred friends and family in the stands.

The Rangers plan to have a full house for their opener, then reduce crowds somewhat after that.

At the Atlanta steakhouse known as Bones, New Year’s Eve would typically mean a full house of 600 people booked throughout the evening.

From Fortune

With juries, admissions tend to trump other evidence as much as a full house beats two of a kind.

From 'Full House' to cuddling lessons with Uncle Jesse, watch John Stamos's greatest moments.

Jodie Sweetin Morty Coyle Perhaps the former Full House star should have kept her promise.

And you had a sister [Candace Cameron] who was on Full House.

That evening, Paul spoke to a full house at the Exeter Town Hall.

This crude amendment was negatived by an overwhelming majority: only twenty-three in a full house voted for it.

On a division the resolution was lost by a majority of four only in a very full house.

He had a full house, but played with as little nervousness as if he had been playing at home.

And it will be strange if someone cannot think of something to say, with the first full house this planet has afforded.

It was a full house at all times, and especially so during fairs, and at the season of the military draft.

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