First Known Use: 1841
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1euchre
noun eu·chre \ˈyü-kər\
Definition of EUCHRE
: a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand
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Origin of EUCHRE
origin unknown
Rhymes with EUCHRE
2euchre
verb
eu·chredeu·chring \-k(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of EUCHRE
transitive verb
1
: to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre
First Known Use of EUCHRE
1847
Related to EUCHRE
- Synonyms
- beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, fleece, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
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