[ kə'pɒt ]
■ noun (in piquet) the winning of all twelve tricks in the hand by one player, for which a bonus is awarded.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) score a ~ against.
Origin
C17: from Fr., perh. from a dialect var. of chapoter 'castrate'.
[ kə'pɒt ]
■ noun (in piquet) the winning of all twelve tricks in the hand by one player, for which a bonus is awarded.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) score a ~ against.
Origin
C17: from Fr., perh. from a dialect var. of chapoter 'castrate'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004