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seven-up

[ sev-uhn-uhp ]

seven-up

noun

  1. a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit Also calledall fourspitch
“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 seven-up1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

The prosecutor, being entirely unacquainted with games at cards, did not know the fact that both 'seven-up' and 'old sledge' were one and the same.

On arriving at years of indiscretion, our hero began to display a tendency to "seven-up," Old Sledge, and other card-inal virtues, calculated to fit him for playing his cards right in future years.

After going seven-up on the 10th, Donald could even afford to drop two straight holes before an excellent approach shot on the 13th allowed him to pick up another birdie and take the match.

From BBC

Us play stick hoss and seven-up marble game with marbles us make and de 'well game.'

The boys spent the evenings with them in their tents playing seven-up, penny a game, always letting the Indians win.

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