card-room

card·room

1 [kahrd-room, -room]
noun
1.
a room equipped for playing cards: The club has a big cardroom.
2.
(in some U.S. states or cities) a commercial gambling establishment licensed to conduct card games, usually poker, only.
Origin:
1750–60; card1 + room

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card·room

2 [kahrd-room, -room]
noun
a room for carding wool.
Origin:
card2 + room

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