[ 'ju:kə ]
■ noun a North American card game for two to four players, played with the thirty-two highest cards, the aim being to win at least three of the five tricks played.
■ verb
1》 (in ~) prevent (another player) from taking three tricks.
2》 N. Amer. informal deceive or outwit.
3》 ( be ~d ) Austral. & Canadian informal be exhausted or ruined.
Origin
C19: from Ger. dialect Jucker(spiel) .