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stops

A group of friends play a game of stops at the kitchen table.

Definition

Noun 1. A gambling card game: A game where players place bets (chips) on specific high-ranking cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack) from a separate deck. Players take turns playing the lowest card they hold of a suit, followed by successively higher cards. The sequence for that suit ends ("stops") when there is a gap in the sequence. The player who plays a card that matches one of the bet-upon cards wins all the chips on that card.

Usage Notes
  • The word "stops" in this context is a plural noun but refers to a single, specific game. It is often used with the definite article "the" (e.g., ).
  • This is a specialized, historical term for a particular card game and is not commonly used in everyday modern English.
Examples
  • "In the 19th century, stops was a popular parlor game."
  • "He learned how to play stops from his grandfather."
  • "The key to winning at stops is remembering which high cards have already been played."
Advanced Usage
  • The name of the game, "stops," directly refers to the mechanism where a sequence of cards stops due to a missing card in the run. This stopping point is a central rule of the game.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stop (Verb): To cease movement or activity. This is the standard, common verb from which the game's name is derived, referencing the halted sequence of cards.
  • Newmarket: This is another name for the same or a very similar card game. "Stops" is sometimes considered a variant of Newmarket.
Synonyms
  • Newmarket (card game)
  • Boodle (card game - another similar game)
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • To come to a stop: To cease moving or progressing. While not specific to the card game, this phrase uses the same core concept of cessation that gives the game its name.
    • Example: "The negotiations came to a stop after the disagreement."
stops

A group of friends play a game of stops at the kitchen table.

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

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