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Pope Joan
[After the fabulous female pope Joan. (But cf. its Fr. name nain jaune yellow dwarf.)
1590Spenser F.Q. ii. vi. 3 Sometimes she laught, as merry as Pope Jone. c1597Harington Nugæ Ant. (1779) II. 195 Pope Julio..was a greate and wary player,..being a goode companyon, and as the phrase is, as mery as Pope Joane.]
A card-game played by three or more persons, with a pack from which the eight of diamonds has been removed, and a tray or board having eight compartments for holding the stakes, these being won by the players who play out certain cards; see quot. 1887. Also attrib.
1732Mrs. Delany in Life & Corr. (1861) I. 373 After supper play at pope Joan or commerce till eleven. 1791A. C. Bower Diaries & Corr. (1903) 118 We had a great Rout last night, I lost ten shillings at Pope Joan. 1826Hone Every-day Bk. I. 90 A juvenile party closely seated round a large table, with a Pope Joan board in the middle; each well supplied with mother-o' -pearl fish and counters..watching the turn-up, or peeping into the pool to see how rich it is. 1837Dickens Pickw. vi. 1887All Year Round 5 Feb. 66 Pope Joan has survived to the present day in the modified form of ‘Newmarket’. |