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California Jack

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: a two-handed card game that is a variety of high-low jack in which the winner of each trick draws first from the top of the stock which is kept face up

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“California Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/California%20Jack. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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