"Slobberhannes" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Slobberhannes (uncountable)
  1. A trick-taking card game for four players in which the aim is to avoid taking the first and last tricks and the queen of clubs. Wikipedia link: Slobberhannes Tags: uncountable
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          "ref": "1903, Enquire Within Upon Everything, Houlston and Sons, page 55:",
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          "ref": "1961, Charles Henry Goren, Goren's Hoyle Encyclopedia of Games: With Official Rules and Pointers on Play, Including the Latest Laws of Contract Bridge, Greystone Press, page 246:",
          "text": "Also called Four Jacks, Stay Away, or Quatre Valets, this game is almost identical with Slobberhannes.",
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