cribbage

ˈkrɪbɪʤ

Definition

Definition of cribbage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

scoring board

Rare

board with pegs used to track points in the card game

Rare

He meticulously marked his points on the cribbage during their game.

cribbage board

scorekeeper

games

Rare

card game where players score points using a pegged board

Rare

Cribbage requires strategic thinking and quick math skills.

card game

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Expressions with cribbage

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cribbage board

board with holes and pegs for scoring

He moved his peg along the cribbage board.

Origin of cribbage

Middle English, crib (small bed) + -age (related to)

Terms with cribbage included in their meaning

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his heels

games

card in cribbage scoring points

nibs

cribbage

jack turned up by the dealer

bilk

games

the spoiling of someone's score in cribbage

his nibs

games

jack turned up by the dealer in cribbage

muggins

games

act of stealing points in cribbage

nob

games

jack in cribbage matching the turned card

Examples of cribbage in a sentence

They bought a new cribbage for their weekly games.
We played cribbage every Friday night.
Cribbage tournaments are held annually in our town.

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French:cribbage, jeu de cribbage, ...
German:Cribbage-Brett, Cribbage, ...
Italian:tabellone del cribbage, cribbage, ...
Spanish:tablero de cribbage, juego de cribbage, ...
Portuguese:placa de pontuação de cribbage, cribbage, ...
Chinese:cribbage计分板, 克里比奇, ...
Japanese:クリベッジボード, クリベッジ, ...
Arabic:لَوْح تَسْجِيل, كِرِبِّج, ...
Hebrew:לוּחַ קְרִיבִּיג', קְרִיבֵּג', ...
Russian:доска для криббиджа, криббидж, ...
Ukrainian:таблиця для крибиджа, крібедж, ...
Hindi:क्रिबेज स्कोरबोर्ड, क्रिबेज, ...
Bengali:ক্রিবেজ বোর্ড, ক্রিবেজ, ...
Catalan:tauler de cribbage, cribbage, ...
Czech:bodovací deska pro cribbage, cribbage, ...
Danish:cribbage-bræt, cribbage, ...
Dutch:cribbage scorebord, cribbage, ...
Greek:πίνακας cribbage, cribbage, ...
Hungarian:pontozótábla, pontozótáblás kártyajáték, ...
Khmer:ក្តាររាប់ពិន្ទុសម្រាប់ល្បែងបៀ, ល្បែងបៀប្រើក្តារដាក់ស្នៀតរាប់ពិន្ទុ, ...
Korean:크리비지 점수판, 크리비지, ...
Persian:تخته امتیاز کریبیج, کرایبج, ...
Polish:tablica wyników, cribbage, ...
Portuguese (BR):placa de pontuação de cribbage, jogo de cribbage, ...
Romanian:tablă de cribbage, cribbage, ...
Swedish:cribbage poängtavla, cribbage, ...
Thai:กระดานคริบเบจ, คริบเบจ, ...
Turkish:cribbage tahtası, cribbage, ...
Vietnamese:bảng điểm cribbage, trò chơi cribbage, ...

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Definition of cribbage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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