euchre

[ yoo-ker ]

noun

1. Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
2. an instance of euchring or being euchred.

verb (used with object)

, eu·chred, eu·chring.

1. to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
2. Slang. to cheat; swindle.

euchre

/ ˈjuːkə /

noun

1. a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker
2. an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks

verb

1. to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks
2. informal.
   usually foll by out to outwit or cheat
3. informal.
   to ruin or exhaust

Word History and Origins

Origin of euchre¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of euchre¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Just days earlier, the club’s president — and one of its most devoted euchre players, Danny Burtch — died of the virus after a weeks-long battle.

From Washington Post

As they played euchre and ate Christmas cookies, Gogo expressed concern about the new variant and news reports chronicling the rush for testing.

From Washington Post

Art handed us a deck of cards and a piece of chalk to keep score and we started to play euchre.

From Project Gutenberg

Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at.

From Project Gutenberg

Euchre (ūkėr), a card-game very popular in America, is usually played by two or four persons.

From Project Gutenberg

Now and then there is a horse-race, but for the most part we play euchre.

From Project Gutenberg

Progressive Bridge may be played in much the same manner as Progressive Euchre.

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