Forty Thieves

noun

A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike, but starting with ten columns of four visible cards on the tableau.

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Meanings

nounForty Thieves (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA solitaire card game, similar to Klondike, but starting with ten columns of four visible cards on the tableau.

Origin

In reference to the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

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APA

Forty Thieves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forty%20Thieves

MLA

“Forty Thieves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forty%20Thieves. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Forty Thieves,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forty%20Thieves.

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