HIGH-LOW-JACK

Meaning of HIGH-LOW-JACK in English

Pronunciation: ˌ h ī - ˌ l ō - ' jak

Function: noun

Date: 1818

: an all-fours game in which scores are made by winning the highest trump, the lowest trump, the jack of trumps, and either the ten of trumps or the most points

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HIGH-LOW-JACK — noun Date: 1818 an all-fours game in which scores are made by winning the highest trump, the lowest trump, the …
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HIGH-LOW-JACK — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several card games derived from all fours (as cinch, pitch, seven-up) in each of which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-LOW-JACK — /huy"loh'jak"/ , n. See all fours (def. 2). [ 1805-15 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-LOW-JACK — noun Date: 1818 : an all-fours game in which scores are made by winning the highest trump, the lowest trump, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-LOW-JACK — [high-low-jack] n (1818): an all-fours game in which scores are made by winning the highest trump, the lowest trump, the …
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LOW — I. ˈlō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlāw, hlǣw — more at law archaic : …
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LOW — low 1 — lowish , adj. — lowness , n. /loh/ , adj., lower, lowest , adv., lower, lowest , …
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HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
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LOW — I. ˈlō intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, …
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HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
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HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
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LOW — [low] vi [ME loowen, fr. OE hlowan; akin to OHG hluoen to moo, L calare to call, summon, Gk kalein] …
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HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
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LOW — low, Low BrE AmE ləʊ AmE loʊ (= lo) ▷ lowed ləʊd AmE loʊd ▷ lower ˈləʊ ə AmE ˈloʊ …
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HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
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LOW — / ləʊ; NAmE loʊ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( lower , low·est ) NOT HIGH …
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LOW — I. low 1 S1 W1 /ləʊ $ loʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative lower , superlative lowest ) [ Word …
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HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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LOW — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a …
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JACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground …
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LOW — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a …
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JACK — n. & v. n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground …
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LOW — 1. adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up …
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LOW — ( lower, lowest, lows) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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JACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jack Bauer Jack Frost Jack Robinson Jack the Lad jumping jack Union Jack COLLOCATIONS …
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LOW — (SMALL IN AMOUNT) [adjective] -er, -est - small in size, number, value or amount, or of not good qualityTemperatures are …
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LOW — INDEX: 1. not high or not far off the ground 2. a low sound/voice etc 3. a low temperature/level/rate/cost RELATED …
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HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
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LOW — 1) малоэтажный 2) меженный 3) незначительный 4) низкий 5) низко- 6) низкорасположенный 7) низкорослый 8) пониженный 9) слабый • level of low waters — геол. горизонт меженных вод, горизонт низких …
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