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penuckle

pe·nuch·le
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-nuhk-uh l]
    • /ˈpi nʌk əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-nuhk-uh l]
    • /ˈpi nʌk əl/

Definitions of penuckle word

  • noun penuckle a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck. 1
  • noun penuckle a meld of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in this game. 1

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Origin of penuckle

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65, Americanism; < Swiss German Binokel, Binoggel < Swiss French binocle literally, pince-nez (see binocle1), probably adopted as synonym of the less current French besicles spectacles, folk-etymological alteration of bezigue bezique

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Parts of speech for Penuckle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

penuckle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with penuckle

  • how to play penuckle?

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