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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