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n. - Card games in which points are won for taking the card with the most point value, the card with the least point value, the lowest face card or game.

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  • Noun : The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours
  • The other boys in the garrison sneered at him, because he sacrificed in this unrequited affection for a politician the time which they devoted to Monongahela, sledge, and...
  • They could not understand why Nolan kept by himself while they were playing high-low-jack.
  • The other boys in the garrison sneered at him, because he sacrificed in this unrequited affection for a politician the time which they devoted to Monongahela, hazard, and...
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