court card

Example Sentences

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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

The one who played the court card also takes all the cards that have been played, and puts them under his own pack.

From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence

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

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