three-handed

American  

[three-han-did] / ˈθriˈhæn dɪd /

adjective

1. involving three hands or players, as a game at cards.

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Etymology

Origin of three-handed

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

“The fashion that we did it … doing this three-handed, it’s just amazing.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022

Young’s vision of quiet middle-class mayhem, drawn from the three-handed struggle between young Vicki and her tormentors, is bold and unflinching.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2017

It's possible to have your laundry delivered at the Pump and then lose your shirt at Horse, a tough, three-handed card game.

From Time Magazine Archive

The news of the week resembled an international three-handed bridge game between France, Britain and the U. S., with Germany as perpetual dummy and Italy and Belgium hanging around the table full of suppressed advice.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the evenings we played three-handed bridge with an Englishman named Harris, who had walked over from Saint Jean Pied de Port and was stopping at the inn for the fishing.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway