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codille|kəʊˈdiːl|
Also 8 codill.
[F. codille m., ad. Sp. codillo knee of a quadruped, angle, etc., dim. of codo elbow.]
A term used at ombre when the game is lost by the person who challenges to win it.
1712–4Pope Rape Lock iii. 92 She sees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Just in the jaws of ruin, and Codille. 1729Swift Jrnl. Mod. Lady Wks. 1755 III. ii. 190 Well, if I ever touch a card! Four mattadores, and lose codill! 1878H. H. Gibbs Ombre 26 If either of the adversaries win the game, he is said to give codille to the ombre. Note. The sense..may be that one has driven the ombre into a corner, or else that he has a blow from his adversary's arm. |