seven-up

American  

[sev-uhn-uhp] / ˈsɛv ənˈʌp /

noun

1. all fours.

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seven-up British  

noun

1. Also called: all fours.   pitch.  a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit

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Etymology

Origin of seven-up

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Under an unofficial "seven-up, eight-down rule," PSC members who are 68 or older retire during the party congress.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2022

But Bill was bound to play with somebody, so he picked up a man and gave him two points in seven-up, and they kept at it all day, until Bill lost $1,100.

From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.

But w'en a feller's lonesome, a young feller, I mean, he's got to have company if he has to go down to Davy Jones's, and play seven-up with Ole Nick.

From Duffels by Eggleston, Edward

Gettysburg, Napoleon, and Dave were all inside the canvas, filling the small hollow cube of air with a mighty reek from their pipes, and playing seven-up on a greasy box.

From The Furnace of Gold by Marchand, J. N.

We lay in camp, made political speeches, held sacred concerts, pulled teeth, played baseball and seven-up, and ate our six thousand meals per day, and Des Moines paid for it.

From The Road by London, Jack