English Dictionary: hawsepipe | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).] A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro) and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also {double pedro} and {high five}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
High five \High five\ See {Cinch} (the game). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).] A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro) and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also {double pedro} and {high five}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
High five \High five\ See {Cinch} (the game). |