crib
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9.0
- noun
- /krɪb/
- Jargon
:
juego de cribbage
- And late nights around the fire will find us with tea and a crib board, a cat on my lap.
- crib card
Examples
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Recruiters were given 3 recruitment coupons and a "crib card" to follow in educating their recruits in the community (see Figure 1, column 3).
Academic text (2009) -
Because the meaning of the cue words is lost on anyone who has not been educated, the recruiters could not simply tell their recruits to read the crib card and expect them to then do well on the knowledge test when they came to the project.
Academic text (2009) -
Double run of 8 for 12, your crib.
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For follow-up respondents, the recruiters were asked to consult the second or follow-up "crib-card" and educate them in the 8 pieces of information tied to the follow-up education module.
Academic text (2009) -
For new respondents, the recruiters were asked to consult the first or baseline "crib-card" and educate the new recruits in the 8 pieces of information tied to the baseline education module.
Academic text (2009) -
Let's play crib and see who can get the highest score.
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I shuffled my cards and set them aside for the crib in our game of cribbage.
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As we sat down to play, I realized I had a great crib with two pairs in it.
Synonyms
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1.1
A game played with playing cards, for example poker, that often needs skill or luck
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8.5
A card game for two players in which players score points by making certain card combinations
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
In the card game, the crib is the extra set of cards kept to one side, and this use comes from the idea of a small 'box' or place to hold things, so the crib is where those extra cards are kept for scoring.