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Sheepshead — or Sheephead is a trick taking card game related to the Skat family of games. It is the Americanized version of a card game which originated in Central Europe in the late 1700s under the German name Schafkopf . Although Schafkopf literally means… … Wikipedia
Sheepshead — oder Amerikanischer Schafkopf ist die amerikanische Form des alten deutschen Kartenspiels Schafkopf. Es unterscheidet sich sowohl in den Regeln als auch im gesellschaftlichen Kontext erheblich von der besonders in Bayern äußerst populären… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sheepshead — [shēps′hed΄] n. 1. pl. sheepshead or sheepsheads 2. ☆ a) a large, edible, marine porgy fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) with a massive head, a striped body, and sheeplike incisor and molar teeth: found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the… … English World dictionary
Sheepshead — Sheeps head , n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus probatocephalus} syn. {Diplodus probatocephalus}) found on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheepshead — /sheeps hed /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sheepshead, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sheepsheads for 1 3. 1. a deep bodied, black banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 2. a… … Universalium
Sheepshead Bay Race Track — Location Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, United States Owned by Coney Island Jockey Club Date opened June 19, 1880[1] Course type Fl … Wikipedia
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn — Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east (the… … Wikipedia
Sheepshead Bay (línea Brighton) — Sheepshead Bay … Wikipedia Español
Sheepshead minnow — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
Sheepshead (fish) — Taxobox name = Sheepshead image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Sparidae genus = Archosargus species = A. probatocephalus binomial = Archosargus probatocephalus binomial… … Wikipedia
Sheepshead Bay (BMT Brighton Line) — Infobox NYCS name = Sheepshead Bay font color = black bg color = #FFC800 bg color 2 = #FF6E1A line = BMT Brighton Line service = Brighton platforms = 2 island platforms tracks = 4 borough = Brooklyn open year = 1908 north line = BMT Brighton Line … Wikipedia
