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euchre

noun
eu·​chre | \ ˈyü-kər How to pronounce euchre (audio) \

Definition of euchre

 (Entry 1 of 2)

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

euchre

verb
euchred; euchring\ ˈyü-​k(ə-​)riŋ How to pronounce euchring (audio) \

Definition of euchre (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre
2 : cheat, trick euchred out of their life savings— Pete Martin

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Verb

Euchre is a card game for four players that is played in tricks, or rounds, with a deck of 32 cards. Etymologists aren't sure where we got the name for the game, though they do know that it first appeared in English in the mid-19th century. The first sense of the verb euchre arose from an action that takes place during the game: a player is euchred when an opponent blocks him or her from winning three or more tricks after making trump. Deception can often be key to a winning strategy, and sure enough it took almost no time at all for euchre to develop a sense meaning "cheat" or "trick."

Examples of euchre in a Sentence

Verb

a fast-talking speculator who thought that euchring the tribe out of their land would be easy

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Some get together and walk and still others get together and golf while others play euchre. — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, "Clarkson: Newcomer group quickly makes new neighbors," 13 Aug. 2019 Awestruck Festival Holy Cross Lutheran Church hosts a family fun event including water games, cornhole, food trucks, art vendors, a euchre tent, live music and more. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Here are 20 June festivals to fill your summer," 12 June 2019

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First Known Use of euchre

Noun

1835, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for euchre

Noun

origin unknown

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