EUCHRE


Meaning of EUCHRE in English

I. ˈyü-kər noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1841

: a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand

II. transitive verb

( eu·chred ; eu·chring -k(ə-)riŋ)

Date: 1847

1. : to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre

2. : cheat , trick

euchred out of their life savings — Pete Martin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.