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

"I don't care for seven-up," Miss Bridger quelled, speaking to him for the first time since Billy returned.

From The Long Shadow by Bower, B. M.

Several were playing seven-up with an old pack of cards.

From The Road by London, Jack

Nowadays, Charlie just sits in his side office over at the Tippecanoe House playing seven-up from breakfast till bedtime.”

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.

For supper they had catfish, and perch, and trout, and seven-up, and euchre, and poker, and when the meal was over Mr. P. went out for a moonlight row upon the lake.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 by Various