shüˈet, ˈshwet noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from faire la chouette to play a lone hand at cards, literally, to act like a barn owl, from chouette barn owl, alteration of Old French çuete, of imitative origin
: a method of scoring by which more than two persons can participate in a two-handed game (as backgammon), one player accepting the bets of all other players on the result of a game between himself and one other active player — see in the box at box , captain II 1p