old sledge
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.
Noun
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a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
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