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skat|skɑːt| Also scat. [a. G. skat (recorded from at least 1838), ad. It. scarto (F. écart) cards laid aside.] A three-handed card-game of German origin, with bidding for contract.
1864Athenæum 27 Aug. 269/3 Even to the present day, the game [Ombre] is to be met with, although it has powerful rivals to contend against in Whist and Scat. 1889E. Lemcke (title), Skat: an Illustrated Grammar of the German Game of Cards. A Complete Treatise How to Play Scat.
Add:b. collect. The two cards dealt to the table in a game of skat. Cf. widow n.1 3 b.
c1868W. B. Dick Mod. Pocket Hoyle (ed. 4) 145 After the cards have been cut, and before dealing, the dealer lays aside the two top cards, face downwards. These two cards are called the ‘Scat’. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXV. 166/1 After the cards have been shuffled and cut, the dealer first deals three cards to each player, then four and again three, laying aside two cards (the skat). 1957Encycl. Brit. XX. 727/2 Solo grand is played without use of the skat. 1974National Skat & Sheepshead Q. Mar./Apr. 9, I found the Club 8 and Spade 7 in the skat. |