pinocle
/ˈpiːnʌkəl/
noun
- A card game for two to four players, using a 48-card deck, where players try to win tricks and score points by forming special combinations of cards.
- Every Friday night, my grandparents play pinocle with their neighbors.
- She learned how to play pinocle from her father when she was young.
- The tournament had several tables of pinocle, with players concentrating on their hands.
- A combination of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in the game of pinocle, worth 40 points.
- He scored big by declaring a pinocle during the game.
- She was hoping to draw the queen of spades to complete her pinocle.
- A pinocle is one of the most valuable melds in the deck.