eu•chre
Pronunciation: (y'kur), [key]
— n., v., -chred, -chring.
—n.
- 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.
- an instance of euchring or being euchred.
—v.t.
- to 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.
- to cheat; swindle.
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