red dog
nounCards.
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
Origin of red dog
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Also called high-card pool.
Other definitions for red-dog (2 of 2)
red-dog
[ red-dawg, -dog ]
verb (used with object),red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.
verb (used without object),red-dogged, red-dog·ging.
to red-dog the passer.
Origin of red-dog
2First recorded in 1950–55
Other words from red-dog
- red-dogger, noun
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