klaberjass
noun
kla·ber·jass
\ˈkläbə(r)ˌyäs\
Definition of klaberjass
: a two-handed game played with 32 cards in which a player scores by holding a higher sequence than his opponent, by holding both the king and queen of trumps, by taking the last trick, and by taking scoring cards in tricks —called also clabber, clob, clobber, jass, klab, klob
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Origin and Etymology of klaberjass
German
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