/fair"oh/ , n. Cards.
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
[ 1725-35; sp. var. of Pharaoh (cf. It faraone, F pharaon ), alleged to be orig. a designation for the king of hearts in the game. See PHARAOH ]