| 单词 | cribbage |
| 例句 | On the first rainy day Gerald and Lydia teach him to play cribbage. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were all masters of checkers and chess and bridge and cribbage and dominoes and anagrams and charades and Ping-Pong and billiards, as well. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “My guess is you play a mean game of chess. Chess, checkers, rummy, bridge, hearts, dominoes, cribbage. And what about solitaire?” added Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Many became neighborhood institutions where families passed evenings over games of darts, cribbage, skittles and snooker. Heads Up : Britain’s Working Men’s Clubs Succumb to Modern Life 2014-04-15T20:59:22Z All are residents of Sun City Grand, a large restricted-age village in Surprise that features four golf courses, five swimming pools and an enormous array of activities, including ceramics, stained-glass classes and a cribbage club. ?Sunset Daze? Gives Older Folks Their Reality Show 2010-04-27T02:05:00Z “The prices are reasonable, and you can grab a burger or play Donkey Kong or cribbage,” he said. Still Here and Still Queer: The Gay Restaurant Endures 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Booths in other halls invited visitors to learn about square dancing, woodworking, coin collecting, accordion-playing — or just sit down for a friendly game of cribbage. Don’t call it puyallup: Washington State Fair opens 2013-09-07T04:09:03Z My daughter, Zoey, the youngest, became the house champion cribbage player. One upside to the divorce I didn’t want 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z There will be no cloven hooves or torture racks or rounds of cribbage with Pol Pot and Hitler. Ten bands I will be forced to listen to in hell 2012-07-11T14:15:00Z Here we divided our time between the hotel’s excellent dining room, cribbage amid the grove of overstuffed chairs in the lounge and long rambles in the countryside. Exploring post-Brexit Britain while the pound is at an all-time low 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Some games were set out in the dining room to occupy us: Checkers, cribbage and crokinole — a game developed in rural Canada in the 1860s. Canada’s grand western loop around British Columbia is prime for a road trip 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But his office door has always been open, an invitation for a pregame chat or game of cribbage. One of game’s characters, Guardians manager Terry Francona set to end career defined by class, touch 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Leising’s sister, Jordyn Stevens, remembered her as inspiring and confident, with a competitive streak that went beyond golf and basketball to board games and cribbage. Funeral for slain Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy draws 3,000 mourners 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Brand-new sheets and pillows sat atop rows of cots, and the recreation room featured plush couches, big-screen televisions and games like chess, Scrabble and cribbage. New York to Open Tent Camp for Migrants on Randalls Island 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z To lend authenticity to one’s stay, lights are dimmed in the evening to mimic candlelight; games like checkers, cribbage and crokinole, the latter from rural Canada, are set out. Stay off the beaten path this summer at these 8 unique Pacific Northwest locales 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z He has a Keurig coffee maker for fresh brews and a table, just behind the helm, where on occasion he joins in games of cribbage. Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z But he’s a good friend of mine and we play cribbage every day together. COVID-positive volleyball player describes quarantine life 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z “He was the ultimate team player,” said Terry Francona, the current Cleveland manager and Pedroia’s manager and cribbage opponent for six seasons. Red Sox 2B, 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia retires 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z He has a reputation as a deadly cribbage player because he remembers all the cards. The story of Moe Norman, golf’s troubled genius - Golf Digest 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z We went back to her place to play cribbage. I was a divorced dad with an empty nest. Was I doomed to be single? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The hospice’s volunteers do not provide medical services, but they go to the homes of patients in end-of-life care, cooking, cleaning or playing a game of cribbage. ‘This will be catastrophic’: Maine families face elder boom, worker shortage in preview of nation’s future 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z She was involved with everything: cribbage and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 'Paradise was sent to hell': revisiting the town destroyed by wildfire 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z He played cribbage and at one point sang, along with his family, and mostly in tune, a few verses of “King of the Road.” ‘I’m so (expletive) happy’: NFL dream comes true for ex-Husky Kaleb McGary after years of heartbreak 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Ray liked to golf, and play pool, and cribbage. Meet Seattle’s first Major League Baseball hero: Pilots shortstop Ray Oyler played only one season in Seattle and batted .165. Why was he so popular? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Other nights focus on pinochle, gin rummy, cribbage … if you played it with your grandma, you’ll probably find it here eventually. Warm hospitality is in the cards when this West Seattle group meets up for game night 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Director Roberts says there about 12 events a year, some historically-themed, some just fun, like the March cribbage tournament. Cold weather doesn’t deter frontier ranger re-enactors 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Sam was bereft - despite their problems, she had happy memories from her childhood, including playing chess and cribbage with her father for hours. What happened to Carole Packman? 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z "I was in the recreation area smoking when a Jamaican woman said to me, 'Hey, do you know how to play cribbage?'" I was a neo-Nazi. Then I fell in love with a black woman - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z They also liked a cup of coffee, good acting, a happy tune, a trip to a museum and a game of cribbage. Take an entertaining trip back in time with Ian Mortimer’s ‘Guide to Restoration Britain’ 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z “And if you were an adult the only games you could play would be cribbage. But a lot of today’s games are not children’s games.” Board game phenomenon grows in St. Cloud, across US 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “A week before, we were playing cribbage in our kitchen. He was on oxygen and couldn’t talk much,” said Little. Oakdale man, deceased father create foldable pontoon boat 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z They play cribbage together and as Francona turned the dais over to his starter following his news conference, Cleveland’s manager couldn’t miss a chance to have some fun at Tomlin’s expense. 2 for 1: Indians home with 2 chances to win World Series 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Over the years they remodeled the houses, making one room in the main house into a “cowboy bar” where Mr. Markkula likes to play cribbage. Apple Co-Founder Lists Carmel Valley Ranch for $45 Million 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z She couldn’t type, but he respected her intellect and enjoyed playing cribbage with her during work breaks. Mary Ann Madden, Creator of Wordplay Contests, Dies at 83 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “A lot of riddles, dominos, cribbage, poker, watching other games,” Kinsler said, describing the scene in the clubhouse during the delay. Kinsler, Cabrera homer as Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z And it’s not just bowls; there is something to suit just about everyone – chess or cribbage; bridge or a brass band; golf or gardening; mountain walks or morris dancing. ‘I don’t want to have go back to the UK with nothing’: the Brexit threat to Spain’s little Britain 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z He figures his new ways to enjoy cribbage might bring in more folks from younger generations. 88-year-old crafts a cribbage legacy 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z You also won’t see traditional card games such as euchre, cribbage or sheepshead being played. Janesville Pegheads welcome new people to hobby gaming 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Speaking outside court, he told reporters he spent his time in jail playing cribbage and Sudoko with three other older inmates. Randy Quaid and wife released from custody in US - BBC News 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Playing cribbage with her friends Tuesday afternoon at the Sheridan Senior Center, Burton said in her day, books were for fun outside of school. Role of classics in classroom changing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “Obviously he hasn’t DH-ed much this year so I’m getting beat up on cribbage.” Rays’ bullpen falters in 5-0 loss to Athletics 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped 88-year-old Gib Miller - an Appleton woodworker and avid cribbage player - from bringing new, creative ideas to the table. 88-year-old crafts a cribbage legacy 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z By then the Derksen business was a tobacco shop that sold everything from cigars, pipes and tobacco, to cigarettes, lighters and card games like cribbage and backgammon. Oshkosh once home to booming cigar industry 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The tavern on the main floor recreates where men played cribbage and whist, drank spirits and spat in spittoons. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden on the Upper East Side Once Was a Retreat for the Middle Class 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There might not, however, be a cribbage game. Capitals Coach Barry Trotz returns to Nashville for first time since Predators fired him 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z “We play cribbage for it,” Cash said with a smile. Rays’ bullpen falters in 5-0 loss to Athletics 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z He’s given introductory cribbage lessons at Party and Print. 88-year-old crafts a cribbage legacy 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The sound of shells crunching between the jaws of Costello’s nutcracker begin filling the house at 6 a.m. - silenced only by breaks for dinner, a leisurely game of cribbage and the daily installment of “Gunsmoke.” Nutty hobby is perfect pastime for Eden man 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The Koenigsknecht twins grew up without a TV, playing cribbage and praying the rosary instead. In Two Michigan Villages, a Higher Calling Is Often Heard 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z He never sat in on a cribbage game but often heard trash talk through the door. Capitals Coach Barry Trotz returns to Nashville for first time since Predators fired him 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z A nice quote even if a trio of Fred, Jô and Bernard sounds more like a cribbage night with the Rotary Club than three names to inspire fear among the world's best defences. World Cup 2014: who will win the greatest prize in Brazil? 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z He’s convinced cribbage is the perfect game for kids - “it puts meaning to the numbers.” 88-year-old crafts a cribbage legacy 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Then we go absolutely crazy, by which I mean: we play cribbage for seven hours. One Direction have nothing on my experiments with pot 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z The visitor's clubhouse at Nationals Park was well-stocked for a full season of passing the time, with brand new, still shrink-wrapped games of cribbage, dominoes and chess-checkers on a shelf in a vacant locker. Harper's homers, Newtown salute mark opening day 2013-04-01T20:56:11Z Naturally, they both knew how to play cribbage. Capitals Coach Barry Trotz returns to Nashville for first time since Predators fired him 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z If he's playing war games in a Kill House while you're playing cribbage in a clubhouse, which of you will have the psychological advantage in match play? Bad To the Bone 2012-06-25T04:00:00Z He’s built and copyrighted boards that offer cribbage plus baseball or cribbage plus golf. 88-year-old crafts a cribbage legacy 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Instead, we attended the Memorial Day parade in a neighboring town, joined the local cribbage tournament and helped with the annual Appalachian Trail repairs. Green Blog: Making the Most of a Year in the Woods 2012-06-19T11:58:07Z It is calculated that the non-dealer, at five-card cribbage, should make, on an average, six in hand and play; the dealer eleven, or a shade more, in hand, play, and crib. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The lunchtime ritual began among best friends roughly a decade ago, forged over their mutual love of cribbage. Capitals Coach Barry Trotz returns to Nashville for first time since Predators fired him 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He first drew his mother to look on while he and Polly played cribbage or backgammon, and then to play herself a little. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z During their off time, some of the men at the Atco camp gather in a common area for darts, cribbage or television; the local movie theater has limited showings during the week. Your Money Special Section: Family Men Go It Alone in North Dakota?s Oil Fields 2012-03-22T03:16:48Z In consequence of the greater facility of scoring, it is customary to play six-card cribbage twice round the board, i.e. to make the game 121 points. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z Mr. Curran often wondered, as he played cribbage with the chatelaine, whether those deeds were fabulous; for if not, he reflected, judging the present by the past--then were the mighty grievously come down. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Nob, nob, n. the head: a knobstick.—One for his nob, a blow on the head in boxing: a point at cribbage by holding the knave of trumps. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z If he stays at home I will have to play cribbage with him. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z So at last my daughter found out that learning was not our taste; so she left us to please ourselves, and play cribbage and draughts in an evening as usual.' Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z "Two-handed cribbage is all right," suggested the Corporal. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z He was always ready for a friendly game of cribbage, cards or chess. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Faith was in her cabin; Dan'l was in the main cabin; and Willis and Brander were playing cribbage near him when the outcry forward roused them. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z After dinner the Honeybees had a game of cribbage, but they did not enjoy it, and soon Georgina went up to bed. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z On the contrary, his habits were simple and abstemious; at ten he went to bed, after a modest repast and a quiet game of cribbage with his maid. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Madame pined to play cribbage, and evening was well spent before the two friends bade each other good night. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z “He went to the captain's room to play cribbage about two minutes after you left,” said Mercedes. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The fourth came, and then their rubber was played with an open dummy; a fifth, and whist was no longer practicable; two could play only at cribbage, and cribbage was the game. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z Will you have a game of cribbage with me, Mr. Diamond? A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z He excused himself from playing his usual game of cribbage with his daughter, on the plea that he had a headache. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z We also play a kind of parchesi and a form of the game of authors, but whist, poker, casino, euchre, cribbage, etc., we know nothing of. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Influenced more or less by Barreau’s suggestion, I suppose, I found myself giving assent that very afternoon when Montell asked me to the cabin for supper and a session at cribbage. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "I'm afraid I'm late," said his genial adviser, glancing at the clock, "but I was just finishing a game of cribbage with Mr. Riddle." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Certain respectable worthies came there to read the newspapers, have a game of cribbage or chess, and their request for quiet had perforce to be regarded. The Undying Past Divers games of cribbage were played, and divers pipes and glasses of gin-and-water enjoyed, as the late robberies were discussed. A Little World Old-fashioned six-card cribbage was their favourite, because, as Vidler said, he didn’t care twopence for a game where there wasn’t plenty of pegging; so the cards were cut. A Double Knot It sounds like counting in a game of cribbage. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 No horses stamping about, no stable; but pictures on the walls, and men playing cribbage or reading, and nobody in a hurry. Careers of Danger and Daring After the cribbage, Aunt Katrina went to bed, and passed a night of blessed oblivion, unteased by the whining water: that had been her latest term for it—that it whined. East Angels “Well, well, well, sir,” said Timson; “suppose we put that aside, or we shall be getting into cribbage and pipes, and all sorts of other weak points.” A Little World Hence, then, they disported themselves over a pleasant pastime which combined skill, the elements of chance, and mental and arithmetical calculation—the Vidlers’ pastime was cribbage. A Double Knot And as Eaton went back to his compartment through the open car, Dr. Sinclair looked up at him, but Avery, studying his cribbage hand, pretended not to notice he was passing. The Blind Man's Eyes A dialogue will illustrate the technical conversation of the game, in a game at six-card cribbage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" She was willing after supper to withdraw from the usual cribbage game and play “enthralled audience” for the ex-lecturer’s harangues. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks The conversation took place in the vicar’s snuggery, where he and his friend indulged in these unclerical comforts, pipes, gin-and-water, and cribbage. A Little World He was practically meek until he discovered after supper that the schedule for the evening was a game of cribbage played in the living room where Rosie's mother and father were. Sam, This is You They spunged up my money while it lasted, borrowed my coals and never paid for them, and cheated me when I played at cribbage. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time “Crib,” in the game of cribbage, of which it is a shortened form, is the term for the cards thrown away by each player and scored by the dealer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It has been suggested that cribbage is meant. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Doc and I knocked off our cribbage game and went outside with our folding chairs to get some air. To Remember Charlie By A few games of checkers or cribbage, played sitting on the floor, tailor-fashion, were always in order. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War There was one of our party who never failed to mark “two for his Nob” at cribbage, and he was thought no mean person. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Two-handed five-card cribbage was formerly considered the most scientific game, but this verdict has now been reversed in favour of the six-card game. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It was sort of a neighborhood rendezvous; most of the henpecked husbands of the district sought haven there, and surcease of care with cribbage and pale beer. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story And he liked to play cribbage, Thorpe found. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 I have public business enough to preserve me from ennui, and private amusement besides in conversation, books, my garden, and cribbage. Benjamin Franklin I learned to play cribbage while I was in that camp. A Padre in France In the evening he came in again to have a game of cribbage with Mrs. Caldwell. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius They got to like each other over a mutual taste for cribbage, which they played for sea-shells, yellow with a pink edge, until the woman went broke and got heavily in debt to the man. It, and Other Stories Besides the English games of whist and cribbage, and the French games of “vingt-un,” “rouge-et-noir,” etcetera, the American gambler plays “poker,” “euchre,” “seven-up,” and a variety of others. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Afterward, Alden read the paper and the other two played cribbage. Master of the Vineyard The "Institute" caters for them, with its decorous amusements—billiards, dominoes, cribbage; but they do not much affect the Institute Reading Room; indeed, I believe them to be intellectually very docile to authority. Change in the Village “Who’s likely to drop in tonight, and what’s the program for the evening: charades, music, readings, dancing, cribbage, or political speeches?” Winning the Wilderness I liked the old man, and I didn't fancy the Billy Joneses playing cribbage with the only thing in the world he cared for. The La Chance Mine Mystery After the children had gone to bed, she played cribbage with Mrs. Merlin while Kurt read the papers. Penny of Top Hill Trail After losing nine straight games of cribbage, I quit, and got to my feet. The Risk Profession There was a chandler's shop on the water front where sailormen could get a drink of whisky, and he spent the best part of the day there, playing cribbage with the half-caste who owned it. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands But Miss Baker did not play cribbage; or, at any rate, she said that she did not. The Bertrams I know cribbage, and some other games that two can play.” Patty's Success Two men were inside of an afternoon, playing at cribbage. Isle o' Dreams "You wouldn't happen to play cribbage, would you?" he asked, with the first real sign of animation I'd seen in him yet. The Risk Profession With joy and verbal fireworks, with highly insulting comments on one another’s play, began the annual series of cribbage games—a world’s series, a Davis cup tournament. The Innocents A Story for Lovers Two men-servants in livery were playing a game of cribbage at one end of a long littered table, while several laughing maid-servants hung over their shoulders. Explorers of the Dawn My son brings in a friend to supper sometimes, for cribbage, and he is very particular about the pastry being light, and the Welsh rabbit done to a turn. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century Suppose, for example, that she forgot to have his senna tea for him at night or didn't care about playing cribbage for three-quarters of an hour after dinner? Tutors' Lane They found the doctor and his wife playing cribbage. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen He even went so far as to discover in Mrs. Vance Carter, Mrs. Cabot-Winslow-Carter, a sneaking fondness for cribbage, which, in her exalted social position, she had had to conceal. The Innocents A Story for Lovers He makes Mrs. Caudle exclaim, when protesting against her spouse's lapse into billiards—"There's the manly and athletic game of cribbage!" The History of "Punch" Others were playing dominoes, draughts, backgammon, and cribbage, the boards and p. 62appliances all their own work. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale Henry was charmingly interested in the details of her trip, and the usual cribbage session was doubled. Tutors' Lane And I play cribbage and vingt-et-un with papa and win lots of money from him.” At Fault We were playing cribbage, and he got the odd game. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School She then drew out of her pocket a dirty pack of cards and a bar of soap punched with holes to be used as a cribbage board. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Bonner seldom played anything stronger than casino and cribbage, nor did he often waste an hour, night or day, in the card room. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War A little pine table, with oilcloth tacked over the top of it, stands in one corner of the room, upon which are arranged the chess and cribbage boards. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 A walk down the streets would argue the whole population given over to the incessant playing of cribbage. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska I was still dreaming about it when I heard Mr. Lee say, "Now, Aunt, shall we have some cribbage?" Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' The pearl-buyer pulled the pegs out of the cribbage board on which he was scoring and sat back. A Son Of The Sun The cribbage game stopped at sight of him. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War Captain Barber and his wife were at cribbage, and intent upon the game. A Master Of Craft Mrs. Langham, who always spoiled him, entering stately in silk and gems, engaged him in a game of cribbage, humoring gravely all his startling and original vagaries in the game. Vesty of the Basins I must go to see her again, and have a game of cribbage, which appears to be her pet dissipation. More about Pixie “No, thanks, not up to cribbage to-night,” he replied, shaking his head and chuckling. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Tish and I went down the muddy incline into the cellar, and two officers who were sitting there playing cribbage looked at us and then stood up with a surprised expression. More Tish "Three-handed cribbage," said Mrs. Tipping, quickly; "it's the only game worth playing." A Master Of Craft Then he drove his car to the Hardy home, exchanged a few words with Irene, and sat down to a hand of cribbage with her mother. The Cow Puncher I don’t think I could stay quietly at home and play cribbage, and know that Bridgie and the boys were driving away, and that I might have been with them. More about Pixie With which parting words, away he sailed homeward, not thinking that he had forgotten his game of cribbage with his fair hostess. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel He became quite red in the face at this allusion to the cribbage board, et cetera, and at first seemed unable to speak. More Tish Two of them scraped chairs to the table and from a drawer took a dirty pack of cards and a homemade cribbage board, with headless matches for markers. The She Boss A Western Story He had been interrupted at the crucial point in a game of cribbage with Poker Face and the cattleman's weak spot was cribbage. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch We will knit socks and mittens, and play cribbage in the evening, and talk over the days of our youth. More about Pixie Their only employment was quarrelling among each other, playing at cribbage, and cutting tobacco-stoppers. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series "The only thing that settles his nerves is cribbage," he explained. More Tish He taught me the game of cribbage, and the old game of gold-rush days—solo. I Married a Ranger Mr. Gibney took daily observations, and was particular to make daily entries in his log when he, Scraggs, and McGuffey were not playing cribbage, a game of which all three were passionately fond. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates I’d rather stay at home and play cribbage in Rutland Road.” More about Pixie Some of it he spent at Bland's, waging an interminable contest at cribbage with Bland, coming up now and then with the Blands to spend an evening at Hollister's. The Hidden Places He was abstractedly moving the cribbage pins about. More Tish Here he whiled away spare moments with whist and cribbage, "diversions," he said, "that sharpened a man's wits." The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 In the cabin he found Mr. Gibney and McGuffey playing cribbage. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Quadrille formed her majesty's pastime, and, whilst Lord Hervey played pools of cribbage with the Princess Caroline and the maids of honour, the Duke of Cumberland amused himself and the Princess Amelia at 'buffet.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 I used to look across at the lighted table by the fire where my grandparents played cribbage night after night, and wonder at the quiet old faces. The Story of Bawn He opened four cans of lobsters, left over from Christmas, for their first meal, and that night beat David at seven games of cribbage in a row. The Courage of Marge O'Doone I was sitting playing cribbage with grandmamma after supper, when Uncle George was announced. The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher Then they began their inevitable game of cribbage, while I sat near the fire with Baby on my lap. Letters of a Woman Homesteader Here, whilst I left the little girl innocently eating a polony in the front shop, I and Boroughbridge retired with the boy into the back parlour, where Mrs. Boroughbridge was playing cribbage. English Satires I had two deaf uncles once who played cribbage with megaphones, but they were influential and the rest of the family were poor. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary "Rascally devils," he would say, driving his cribbage pegs home. The Courage of Marge O'Doone Mrs. Smith and Barracombe played cribbage; Kate was restless, opening a book, laying it down, touching the piano, going to the window and peering out into the dark. Round the World in Seven Days They both grew rather heated over the discussion and forgot to play cribbage at all. Love Stories We see the corregidor in the streets, in his chamber, at his frugal supper and "decent cribbage" with his maid, but never at his verse. Robert Browning The four young friends spent many delightful evenings together in the Winslow house, with Mrs. Morris and the General on one side at cribbage. Bylow Hill They played two games of cribbage and retired to bed. Hocken and Hunken The old men occasionally passed an hour at “oaks” or “cribbage” before retiring, but on this occasion they were engaged in conversation, and both looked up with some surprise when Blanchard appeared. Children of the Mist That night the Senior Surgical Interne went in to play cribbage with Twenty-two, and received a lecture on leaving a young girl alone in H with a lot of desperate men. Love Stories What I should really like to do," he whispered to me, in confidence, "is to give him one for his t�te, as we say in cribbage. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 "But I must go to bed," she answered; "though I can play cribbage, if only you stay another night." I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "Come, I promised to teach you cribbage, didn't I?" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 We looked the word "nibs" out in the dictionary, only to find that in cribbage "nibs" means the knave of trumps. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The after-dinner cigar lasted only until one o'clock; newspapers by the noon-day mail occupied their time for but a scant hour more, and an attempted game of cribbage speedily dropped by unspoken but mutual consent. Romance of California Life Even the cribbage game under the barber shop was suspended, and the cribbage game was an institution. Scattergood Baines But the sergeant returned to Constantine, and before going to bed—this time in the spare room—played a game of cribbage with Madam Noy, the farmer smoking sulkily in his arm-chair. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales He was a noted gambler, and has the distinction of being the inventor of the game of cribbage. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature As the winter settled, they snuggled back, ate three meals and more daily of bacon, beans, and baking-powder bread; playing cribbage for an appetite. Pardners So far as we could find out, the Husky's connection with cribbage ceased with his making these edition de luxe boards. The New North He walked up the street, crossed the bridge, and descended to the little room under the barber shop where the checker or cribbage championship of the state was decided daily. Scattergood Baines There was much old-fashioned furniture—such as the spindle-legged card table at which Miss Mullett and the Doctor were deeply absorbed in cribbage—but enough comfortable modern chairs had been provided to render martyrdom unnecessary. The Lilac Girl They have been seen playing at their favourite games cribbage and all-fours, for six, eight, and ten dollars each game; and those who were not expert at these, instead of pence, tossed up for dollars. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. He had played ecarte, piquet, whist, and baccarat, with an occasional night of some foolish game such as cribbage or vingt-et-un. Mr. Scarborough's Family I have driven with the bonhomme; played chess and cribbage with him; beaten him, bullied him, contradicted him; forced him into going out on the water under my charge. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 It was the great local sporting event, and who shall quarrel with the good deacon for touching cards in the innocent game of cribbage? Scattergood Baines "I had the misfortune to run out when she needed but one to win, an unpardonable crime in the game of cribbage, Mr. Herrick." The Lilac Girl I was not playing cribbage, but I was doing nothing very important. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage For the better preservation of his cheerfulness, therefore, he accustomed himself to play at cribbage with a dummy. Ten Girls from Dickens Every one attended the morning service, except my uncle, who hardly ever goes, and Mr. Wilmot, who stayed at home with him to enjoy a quiet game of cribbage. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall In the meantime the cribbage went on, and Mrs Todgers went off; for the youngest gentleman, dropping her society, began to take Miss Pecksniff to the play. Martin Chuzzlewit "The Doctor plays a very good hand of cribbage," replied Miss Mullett, approvingly. The Lilac Girl One night, not long after the return, Scott and Matt sat at a game of cribbage preliminary to going to bed. White Fang He was a slow sailer on a wind of happiness, but he took a cross cut for the rendezvous, and pegged away as if he were scoring furiously at cribbage. Our Mutual Friend The game of cribbage was over, and conversation began again. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people This was likewise carried to Charity, who talked and smiled next evening in her most engaging manner, and rallying Mr Moddle on the lowness of his spirits, challenged him to play a rubber at cribbage. Martin Chuzzlewit The Captain was playing cribbage with Mr Toots. Dombey and Son It was warm and comfortable, and he was playing cribbage with the Factor. White Fang They turn one's legs To cribbage pegs— Their aid I thus disclaim, Their aid I thus disclaim, Though I forget their name, Though I forget their name, Their aid, their aid I thus disclaim! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan In one of the boxes two men were playing at cribbage with a very dirty pack of cards, some with blue, some with green, and some with red backs—selections from decayed packs. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people And they played many hundred thousand games of cribbage together. The Old Curiosity Shop Then, we had chess for those who played it, whist, cribbage, books, backgammon, and shovelboard. American Notes In the lower window are seen two bagmen playing apparently at the game of cribbage, over which they yawn much. Vanity Fair She was certain that Bresnahan saw through her when she pretended not to hear Kennicott's invitation to join a game of cribbage. Main Street He played a fair game of cribbage, but he cheated at solitaire. The Circular Staircase Then—to-night, not later than eight o'clock, get father to play cribbage, will you? Where There's a Will On the contrary, he lived in the plainest, simplest manner; played a game of cribbage with his maid, in the evening, and, when the church clock struck ten, went straight off to bed. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry She had taken the pains to learn, and used to play cribbage with this gentleman on the nights when he did not go to his club. Vanity Fair That evening she did not merely consent to play cribbage with Kennicott; she urged him to play; and she worked up a hectic interest in land-deals and Sam Clark. Main Street "Shall we have a game at cribbage?" he said. Sons and Lovers A game at cribbage would be far better. Middlemarch It is not necessary to say that Kenosha was named after the Western game of "Keno," or that Winnipeg is a deduction of the pleasant game of cribbage. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 When we retired, she took from her work-drawer an enormous interminable piece of knitting; the young ladies began to play at cribbage with a dirty pack of cards. Vanity Fair "Wouldn't you like to come in and play cribbage, some evening?" Main Street Like other great men I have a public day, cribbage and pipes, with Phillips and noisy Martin. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 But no: when he isn't out in the hills, he'd rather sit down in that back room at the Silver Dollar saloon, playing cribbage all day with a lot of drunken loafers. Ruggles of Red Gap You and he beat me at whist, but I mean to be even with him at cribbage. Run to Earth A Novel Honora plays cribbage with Aunt Mary, and I read Florence Macarthy; I like the Irish characters, and the Commodore, and Lord Adelm—that is Lord Byron; but Ireland is traduced in some of her representations. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 That evening Guy Pollock came in and, though Kennicott instantly impressed him into a cribbage game, Carol was happy again. Main Street I must read my 'Pickwick' alone, as the Marchioness played cribbage. Authors and Friends I'll do the cooking, and between whiles we can sit right here and play cribbage day in and day out. Ruggles of Red Gap By three o'clock we found it was no use, and so we got up and played cribbage and smoked pipes till sunrise. Roughing It, Part 4. We sat up the rest of the night playing cribbage and keeping a sharp lookout for the enemy. Roughing It, Part 3. The room was now perfectly quiet, and the game at cribbage proceeded smoothly enough, but not so pleasantly as usual on other occasions. Hide and Seek So interested did he grow that Old Mizzou, coming in, muddy-hoofed and glistening from a round of the stock, found him quite unapproachable on the subject of cribbage. The Claim Jumpers During the remainder of the day, between games of cribbage, Cousin Egbert and I discussed the venture. Ruggles of Red Gap There was nothing silly in it, like the nob in cribbage—nothing superfluous. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia After this they often played a quiet game of piquet together, and cribbage too. Lady into Fox But even if the attendant likes a game of cribbage or whist himself, he must not interfere in his master or mistress's game, nor even seem to take an interest in it. The Book of Household Management After supper Bennington and Old Mizzou played cribbage by the light of a kerosene lamp. The Claim Jumpers At the cry of "all aboard!" a scramble was made for the coaches and Beth and Patsy, re-entering their staterooms, found their Uncle and the Major still intent upon their interminable game of cribbage. Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John She insisted he was tired, and carried her men away to the tenement rooms as soon as possible, where she installed them at the table to play cribbage until bed-time. Aunt Jane's Nieces The sacristan and the devil sitting vis-a-vis close by the miraculous bell, with a smoking can of hot spiced wine between them, finishing a close game of cribbage. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales I was ushered into the drawing-room, where I found him playing cribbage with his wife. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales Then courageously raising her eyes and looking out of the window, "if I'm not playing cribbage with my uncle." The Mill on the Floss The cribbage party hid their cards, and ceased their oaths; other wretches, whose complaints had arisen to frenzy, left off their wild exclamations and entreaties for assistance. The Surgeon's Daughter But he was happy and in good spirits and enjoyed his evening game of cribbage with the Major exceedingly. Aunt Jane's Nieces I am sure no training school for nurses has added the study of cribbage, pinochle, bezique, chess, checkers, backgammon, or dominos to its curriculum. Making Good on Private Duty But no! anything but cribbage with your own wife! Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures Our boatmen sat tranquilly by the tiny window and played cribbage incessantly with very dirty cards and a board made out of a small bar of soap. Station Amusements in New Zealand The fellow looked carelessly round; there was a jug stood by the side of the cribbage players, which he reached to Middlemas, bidding him, "Drink and be d——d." The Surgeon's Daughter And now we'll have our cribbage and get to bed early. Aunt Jane's Nieces The mate assenting, they went below, and were soon deep in the mysteries of three-hand cribbage. Many Cargoes The place was immediately packed and jammed by an anxious and irritated multitude that bought drinks, and for four weary hours watched Smoke play cribbage with his old friend Breck. Smoke Bellew He can handle a drill or a coach-and-four; he can tell all about the art of ancient Babylon; and he beat me playing cribbage, which shows that he ain't on the level. The Iron Trail She had spoken one evening of a game of cards, saying that a game of cribbage would have consoled her. He Knew He Was Right She has picked up cribbage with remarkable quickness, and although this is only the third evening we have played, she was getting the better of me when Pasquale appeared. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Doctor Young comes in to play cribbage with him—it's amazing how the day fills itself! Sisters He considered himself an authority on three things only: the line party, dog-fights, and cribbage. We of the Never-Never They passed hours in playing cribbage with a worn pack of Pierre's cards, and the third night sang old college songs which both had nearly forgotten. Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest mounted Police She was quite clever at cribbage now, and could beat the squire if she took pains. Wives and Daughters Now, it so chanced that, in a native house hard by, the consul and Captain Guy were having a quiet game at cribbage by themselves, a decanter on the table standing sentry. Omoo At noon the foul ogre cribbage stalks rampant, and seven-up for dim, distant oysters that only the eye of faith can see. Rolling Stones If thou wilt neither hunt nor shoot, try games; Play at loggats, bowls, fives, dominoes, draughts, cribbage, Backgammon—special recipes for love! The Love-chase The first word of it came over the wire from Bleak House Station a little before midnight, while he and the agent were playing cribbage. Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest mounted Police After he had gone away, the squire undertook to teach her cribbage; and she was happy enough now to give him all her attention. Wives and Daughters And in bed, last night, I invented a way to play it indoors—in a far more voluminous way, as to multiplicity of dates and events—on a cribbage board. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) We found the way without any trouble, reached there before sundown, played three games of cribbage, borrowed a dug-out and pulled back six miles to the upper camp. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) Will you go to her tent, while I play a game of cribbage with Dr. Paul?' A Summer in a Canyon If Papa was at home they would have a game of solo—if not, they played cribbage, or quiet. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) "Play cribbage, euchre, anything you like;" and Frank obligingly disinterred himself from under the folios, feeling that it was hard for a fellow to lie flat a whole week. Jack and Jill "Come, brother, away from the scene; let us go play a game at cribbage!" and retiring to the Margravine's boudoir, the two warriors sat down to the game. Burlesques Their only employment was quarrelling among each other, playing at cribbage, and cutting tobacco stoppers. The Vicar of Wakefield Here, whilst I left the little girl innocently eating a polony in the front shop, I and Boroughbridge retired with the boy into the back parlor, where Mrs. Boroughbridge was playing cribbage. Roundabout Papers Or, if need be, they played at cards, always the same old games—cribbage, ecarte, or double-dummy whist. Virgin Soil Miss West and I abandoned our rubber of cribbage and hastened on deck. The Mutiny of the Elsinore On Thursday nights," I said, defensively, "my wife and I play cribbage. Strictly business: more stories of the four million We played cribbage for an hour or two, and the Little Woman beat me until finally I threw up my hands and quit. The Trail of the White Mule The Professor had taught Malvina cribbage, and usually of an evening they played a hand or two. The Fawn Gloves Then came tea, the luscious crumpet, the quiet game at cribbage, and the song—the song which poor Eglantine heard, and which caused Woolsey's rage and his despair. Men's Wives "I like the boy," he said to Grace, later, over the cribbage board in the morning room. A Poor Wise Man She and the Captain played cribbage all the evening. The Story of a Bad Boy And mother and the nurse played cribbage eternally, until I felt as though the little pegs were driven into my brain. The Man in Lower Ten She played with the pieces, and we used them to count with as we played our game of cribbage. The Brick Moon and Other Stories We read of a pleasant dance at Mrs. Burke's; of philosophers at sport in Connemara; of cribbage, and company, and country houses, and Lord Longford's merry anecdotes during her visit to him. The Absentee The flames crackled on, the neighbors still played their cribbage. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Accordingly she took over the cribbage board, and came with unexpected hesitation face to face again with the swarthy man she had saved and tended. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains "Come out here, boys," he said; and when they were some way off among the palms, "I hold twenty-four," he added in a voice scarcely recognizable, and doubtless referring to the venerable game of cribbage. The Wrecker He was in another sort of mood the next time, cribbage not interesting him in the least. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains She took tenderly the hand he stretched to her; and upon these terms they set to work at cribbage. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains And as soon as our supper dishes were washed we went inside to our lantern and our game of cribbage. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains |
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