tredrille

noun

tre·​drille

trə̇dril

variants or tredille

-ˈdil

plural -s

: a 3-handed card game similar to ombre popular in the 17th and 18th centuries

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Latin tres three) of quadrille

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