noun
also pi·noc·le ˈpēˌnəkəl sometimes -näk- ; or pe·nuch·le ˈpēˌnək-
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps modification of German dialect (Swiss) binokel, from French dialect (Swiss) binocle, from French binocle pince-nez, lorgnette, from obsolete French binocle, adjective, binocular, from New Latin binoculus, from bin- + Latin oculus eye — more at eye
: a card game for two, three, four or sometimes more players played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, in which points are scored by melding combinations of cards and by taking cards in tricks ; also : the meld of queen of spades and jack of diamonds scoring 40 points in this game