schneider
1 of 2noun
schnei·der
ˈshnīdə(r)
plural -s
1
a
: the taking of 91 or more points by the bidder in skat or schafskopf or of 90 or more by the opponents
b
: failure of the loser of a game of gin rummy to score any point
c
: the winning of a game of sixty-six by a player before the opponent has scored 33 points
2
: the scoring effect of a schneider (as the doubling of the winner's score)
schneider
2 of 2transitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
: to cause (an opponent) to lose by a schneider
Word History
Etymology
Noun
German, literally, tailor, from Middle High German snīdære, from snīden to cut (from Old High German snīdan) + -ære -er (from Old High German -āri); akin to Old English snīthan to cut, Old Norse snītha to cut, Gothic sneithan to reap, Czech snět bough