cribbage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.

Synonyms

crib

plagiarism

rubber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪbɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From crib + -age. Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each player.