EUCHRE


Meaning of EUCHRE in English

n. & v.

n. an American card-game for two, three, or four players.

v.tr. 1 (in euchre) gain the advantage over (another player) when that player fails to take three tricks. 2 deceive, outwit. 3 Austral. exhaust, ruin.

[ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.