Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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BRAG, THREE CARD
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Noun
Definition:
A card game played by as many as seventeen players, each player receiving three cards - related to
Niner
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Use:
Derivation:
Unknown, but note "A game of cards, so called because the players brag of their cards to induce the company to make bets".
(Brewer)
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