court card

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There was one other student but I quickly ascertained that he was only at the meeting to get his court card signed.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2012

Each court card in this amusement counts for ten, and the other cards according to the number of their pips.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

M. Dubois asked him aloud whether he should take a court card.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles

Z, having no court card in the three remaining suits, fears to lead any one of these.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

If, however, in playing for a court card, one of the players puts down another court card, then his neighbor must pay him, and he takes the whole pack instead of the previous player.

From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence