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Definition of Pinocle
1. Noun. A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist.
Definition of Pinocle
1. n. See Penuchle.
Definition of Pinocle
1. Noun. (alternative form of pinochle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinocle
1. pinochle [n -S] - See also: pinochle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinocle
Literary usage of Pinocle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Hoyle: Or, Gentleman's Hand-book of Games, Containing All the by William Brisbane Dick (1894)
"pinocle is essentially a German game; it was originally played with one full ...
TWO-HANDED pinocle. The two-handed method of playing pinocle is the most ..."
2. Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of All the Indoor Games Played at by Robert Frederick Foster (1897)
"that " pinocle " is nearer the correct spelling than any other form. There is no
authority for the introduction of the " h," which has led some persons to ..."
3. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"In this game Bezique is called pinocle, a group is called a Meld, and declaring
is called ... Double pinocle counts 300 A Sequence Eight Aces Eight Kings ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In 64- card pinocle the sevens and eights are retained. ... Four-handed pinocle
is usually played two against two us partners, sitting opposite one another. ..."
5. Putnam's Magazine (1908)
"evenin' playing pinocle,—for pinocle was a game he generally always won at,—she 'd
got it into her thinker that he 'd aimed at nothin' less than makin' a ..."
6. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookedited by Charles Morris edited by Charles Morris (1921)
"pinocle PINOCHLE (pin'o-kl), a card ' game resembling the French game of bezique,
of late years very popular in sections of this country. ..."
7. A Handbook of Agriculture by Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes (1888)
"But on his way up town he steps into a saloon to get a glass of beer and becomes
interested in a game of pinocle in which he soon takes a hand, ..."
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