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pinochleOne entry found. Main Entry: pi·noch·le Pronunciation: \ˈpē-ˌnə-kəl\ Function: noun Etymology: modification of German dial. Binokel, a game resembling bezique, from French dial. binocle Date: 1864 : a card game played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit with the object to score points by melding certain combinations of cards or by winning tricks that contain scoring cards; also : the meld of queen of spades and jack of diamonds scoring 40 points in this game
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