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high-low-jack

high-low-jack

9.9
Card game where players score points by taking the highest card, the lowest card, the jack, or most cards
  • noun
  • Jargon
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  • Do you know how to play high-low-jack?

Examples

  • We played high-low-jack all evening at the cabin.

  • I had never learned the rules of high-low-jack before last weekend.

  • Many consider high-low-jack to be an exciting game for all ages.

  • We played high-low-jack all night long.

  • I had never learned the rules of high-low-jack before last weekend.

  • Many consider high-low-jack to be an exciting game for all ages.

  • We played high-low-jack all evening at the cabin.

Synonyms

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vshigh-low-jack
  • UK
1 9.2

A card game in which players win points by taking certain cards

uses most cards as a scoring item rather than the label game

Surface Forms

high-low-jack singular
high-low-jacks plural

Morphology

high-low-jack = high + low + jack (transparent) = high + low + jack

The compound enumerates the game's scoring categories (high, low, jack), so knowledge of those words lets learners infer the game's structure.

Etymology

The word high-low-jack is a literal name for the card game: high means 'highest card', low means 'lowest card', and jack means 'the jack card'. That's why players win points for the high card, the low card, or the jack.