英语词汇“chouette”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

chouette

释义

‖ chouette|ʃwɛt|
[Fr. (cf. phr. faire la chouette to sustain the attack of several opponents at cards at once), lit. barn-owl, f. OF. çuete.]
A ‘lone hand’ at bezique, piquet, or backgammon; a game including a ‘lone-handed’ player.
1887‘Cavendish’ Laws Rubicon Bézique 9 A player playing à la chouette has choice without cutting.1892― Ibid. (ed. 2) 39 A player willing to take all stakes, may declare to play à la chouette—i.e., single-handed against all comers... If the chouette wins, an opponent takes the loser's place, and so on with the others in rotation.1927Sunday Express 6 Nov. 2, I remember once this man taking a chouette at piquet against Mr. Ashmead Bartlett and myself.1929W. J. Locke Ancestor Jorico xi, When he was with us we played a chouette (three players) of Rubicon Bézique for hours together.1935Encycl. Sport 47/1 (Backgammon) Chouette is a variation to enable more than two people to play. Each person throws a die, the highest being said to ‘sit in the box’. The next highest is active opponent and the others act in an advisory capacity to him.

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