Definition

1. Noun:
   • A gambling card game: A specific type of card game for gambling where players place bets on specific high-ranking cards from a separate deck and play sequences from their hands.
   • A long, close-fitting coat: A style of long, tailored coat designed for horse riding, fashionable in the 19th century.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Card Game):

  • They spent the evening playing newmarket for small stakes.
  • The rules of newmarket are similar to other staking games like Pope Joan.

• Noun (Coat):

  • The gentleman wore a elegant newmarket over his riding attire.
  • Fashion plates from the 1880s often feature the newmarket.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: The term "newmarket" for the coat originates from Newmarket, England, a famous horse-racing center, linking the garment directly to its equestrian purpose.
• Game Context: In the card game "newmarket", the layout of the special cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack) is sometimes called the "board" or "layout," and winning the chips is often referred to as "winning the pool."

Variants and Related Words

• Newmarket coat: A full term for the riding garment.
• Stops (Card Game term): In the game of newmarket, a "stop" occurs when a sequence cannot be continued because the next card is already in the layout or has been played, ending the round for that suit.

Synonyms

• For the coat: Riding coat, greatcoat, overcoat.
• For the card game: Stops, Pope Joan (a similar game).

Related Phrases

• "To play for the newmarket": This can refer to playing the card game, often implying playing for the pool of chips on the layout cards.

Noun

1. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
2. a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century