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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eu•chre (yo̅o̅′kər),USA pronunciation n., v., -chred, -chring. n. - Games[Cards.]a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- Gamesan instance of euchring or being euchred.
v.t. - Gamesto get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
- Slang Termsto cheat;
swindle.
- origin, originally uncertain 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: euchre /ˈjuːkə/ n - a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker
- an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks
vb (transitive)- to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks
- (usually followed by out) US Canadian Austral NZ informal to outwit or cheat
- Austral NZ informal to ruin or exhaust
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin |