old sledge

Thân thiện

A player lays down the old sledge to win the hand.

Definition

Noun: - A specific card game: "Old sledge" refers to a particular variant of the card game All Fours, where the objective is to be the first player or team to score a total of seven points to win the game.

Usage

• Noun:
  • They spent the evening playing a few hands of old sledge.
  • The rules of old sledge are similar to other All Fours variants, but with a seven-point target.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Cultural Context: The term "old sledge" is primarily historical and regional, referring to a traditional, less common version of a once-popular family of card games. It is often mentioned in historical texts or discussions of traditional games.

Variants and Related Words

• All Fours (noun): The broader family of card games to which "old sledge" belongs. Also historically known as "High-Low-Jack" or "Seven Up".
• Seven Up (noun): Another name for a similar All Fours game where seven points is the game total.

Synonyms

• Seven Up: A direct synonym for this specific point-based variant of All Fours.
• All Fours: The general category of the game.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seven-up