cribbage

American  

[krib-ij] / ˈkrɪb ɪdʒ /

noun

1. a card game for two or sometimes three or four players, a characteristic feature of which is the crib, and in which the object is to make counting combinations for points that are scored on a cribbage board.

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cribbage British  

/ ˈkrɪbɪdʒ /

noun

1. Often shortened to: crib.  a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponents

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Etymology

Origin of cribbage

First recorded in 1620–30; crib + -age

Example Sentences

We’d sit in the park and play cribbage for a couple of hours or do crossword puzzles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

One item really brings this community to life: a tiny carved peg that may have been used as a marker for scoring in a game, perhaps something like we use in a cribbage board.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Brand-new sheets and pillows sat atop rows of cots, and the recreation room featured plush couches, big-screen televisions and games like chess, Scrabble and cribbage.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022

He has a Keurig coffee maker for fresh brews and a table, just behind the helm, where on occasion he joins in games of cribbage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022

They were all masters of checkers and chess and bridge and cribbage and dominoes and anagrams and charades and Ping-Pong and billiards, as well.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut