cribbage

/ˈkɹɪbɪdʒ/

IPA: /K R IH1 B IH0 JH/

noun
  1. 1

    A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.

  2. 2

    A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.

  3. 3

    A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.

Synonyms

crib

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