"cribbage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪbɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cribbage.wav Forms: cribbages [plural]
Etymology: Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each player. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cribbage (countable and uncountable, plural cribbages)
  1. (card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Card games, Cribbage
    Sense id: en-cribbage-en-noun-aeJ6kXxt Disambiguation of Cribbage: 35 40 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 51 22 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 16 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 11 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 13 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 59 17 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 58 18 24 Topics: card-games, games
  2. A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cribbage Translations (card game): kribaĝo (Esperanto), crib [masculine] (French), крибеџ (kribedž) [masculine] (Macedonian), кри́ббедж (kríbbɛdž) [masculine] (Russian), кри́бедж (kríbɛdž) [masculine] (Russian), кри́ббидж (kríbbidž) [masculine] (Russian), кри́бидж (kríbidž) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cribbage-en-noun-JMUoclEI Disambiguation of Cribbage: 35 40 25 Disambiguation of 'card game': 43 57 0
  3. A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cribbage
    Sense id: en-cribbage-en-noun-vd8o~ZJW Disambiguation of Cribbage: 35 40 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crib Derived forms: cribbage board, cribbage-faced, crib board

Inflected forms

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