Definition of Spadille

1. n. The ace of spades in omber and quadrille.

Definition of Spadille

1. Noun. The ace of spades in omber and quadrille ¹

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Definition of Spadille

1. the highest trump in certain card games [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spadille

spademan
spademen
spader
spaders
spades
spadesful
spadetail
spadewise
spadework
spadeworks
spadger
spadgers
spadiceous
spadices
spadicose
spadille (current term)
spadilles
spadillo
spadillos
spading
spadish
spadix
spadixes
spado
spadoes
spadones
spados
spadroon
spadroons
spae

Literary usage of Spadille

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Compleat Gamester: In Three Parts by Richard Seymour (1754)
"... when it is thus played, degenerates into a Game of Chance ; and Conduct can be of no Ufe to a good Player, who finds spadille in his Hand very ill ..."

2. The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: With Some of the Letters of Her by Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, Matthew Montagu (1810)
"I do not believe she ever dreamt of spadille in her life, though most people here prefer its company to that of their best friends. ..."

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