pinochle

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Meaning

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

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For many years Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle. Ben Hecht

Each of us, when our day's work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves. O. Henry

I'd rather lose at pinochle than win at solitaire. Henry Schriver

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players. Earl Weaver

Auction pinochle In auction pinochle, players bid for the points they predict their hand could earn. Source: Internet

All the cards are dealt in partnership pinochle. Source: Internet

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