- three-handed
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adjective
Date: 1680
played by three players <three-handed bridge>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
three-handed
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Three-handed — Three hand ed, a. Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three handed game of cards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three-handed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective also three hand ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ : played or to be played by three players * * * /three han did/, adj. involving three hands or players, as a game at cards. [1710 20] * * * threeˈ handed adjective 1. Having three hands … Useful english dictionary
Three-handed chess — is a family of chess variants specially designed to be played by three people. [cite book | author=Pritchard, D. | title=Popular Chess Variants|publisher=Bastford Chess Books | year=2000 | id=ISBN 0 7134 8578 7] There are many variations of three … Wikipedia
Three-Handed Whist — Three Handed Whist, also known as Widow Whist, is a variant of the trick taking game Whist. Widow whist is named because of an extra hand that is dealt just to the left of the dealer. This extra hand is called the widow and players may have a… … Wikipedia
three-handed — /three han did/, adj. involving three hands or players, as a game at cards. [1710 20] * * * … Universalium
-handed — [han′did] combining form 1. having, or for use by one having, a (specified) handedness [right handed] 2. having or using a (specified) number of hands [two handed] 3. involving (a specified number of) players … Universalium
-handed — [han′did] combining form 1. having, or for use by one having, a (specified) handedness [right handed] 2. having or using a (specified) number of hands [two handed] 3. involving (a specified number of) players [three handed pinochle] … English World dictionary
handed — /han did/, adj. 1. having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination): two handed backhand; a four handed piano work. 2. using a particular hand (usually used in combination): right handed. 3. having, requiring, or with the number… … Universalium
three — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this (3, iii, III). 2 a size etc. denoted by three. 3 the time of three o clock. 4 a set of three. 5 a card with three pips. adj. that amount to three. Phrases and idioms … Useful english dictionary
three-hand — adjective see three handed … Useful english dictionary
