† bone-ace Obs.
[see bone n. 14.]
A game at cards in which the third card dealt to each player is turned up, and the player who has the highest obtains the ‘bone’ or half the stake; also the name of the ace of diamonds, which is the highest card in this game.
| 1611 Florio, Trentuno, a game at cards called one and thirtie, or bone-ace. 1617 Machivell's Dogge (Halliw.) What shall bee our game? Primero? Gleeke? Or one and thirty, bone-ace, or new-cut? 1680 Cotton Compl. Gamester in Singer Hist. Cards (1816) 342 The ace of diamonds is Bone-Ace, and wins all other cards whatever. a 1726 Vanbrugh Prov. Husb. ii. Plays (1730) 305 You, and I, and sister..may play at one and thirty Bone-ace purely. |