|
|
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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spadille
1. the highest trump in certain card games [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spadille
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. ..."
Other Resources:
