"right bower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: right bowers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} right bower (plural right bowers)
  1. (euchre) The jack of the trump suit, the highest card in the game except the joker. Related terms: left bower
    Sense id: en-right_bower-en-noun-7STlPKGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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