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pair royal
noun
- Cribbage. a set of three cards of the same denomination, worth six points.
pair royal
noun
- (in some card games) a set of three cards of the same denomination
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pair royal1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
If a fourth card of the same denomination is next played, twelve holes are scored for the “double pair royal.”
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The preference of Brag over Speculation does not greatly surprise me, I believe, because I feel the same myself; but it mortifies me deeply, because Speculation was under my patronage; and, after all, what is there so delightful in a pair royal of Braggers?
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