pinochle

plural pinochles · alternative peaknuckle · alternative pea-knuckle · alternative penuchle · alternative penuckle · alternative pinocle

1. countableuncountablecard gamesA card game, similar to bezique.

   He remembered all—every pinochle game, every woman, every sad night.

   1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC

2. countableuncountablecard gamesA meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.