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seven-up
[ sev-uhn-uhp ]
seven-up
noun
- a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit Also calledall fourspitch
Word History and Origins
Origin of seven-up1
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.
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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