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Rarecribbage
The correct spelling is cribbage.
How to pronounce cribbage
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹɪbɪdʒ/
Say it like: Cri-bba-je
The correct spelling is cribbage. A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is char…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
- 2.A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.
- 3.A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.
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