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Prile (meaning three of a kind)
Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in card games such as poker and three-card brag? Dictionaries consulted so far don't seem to help, and there is nothing relevant I can find through Googling.
Molly Mockford
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Molly Mockford
I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be! (My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
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Molly Mockford (Email Removed) writes: [nq:1]Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in ... card brag? q=prial It seems the derivation is Pair Royal (meaning three of a kind) > prial [nq:1]prile.
- Molly Mockford (Email Removed) writes: [nq:1]Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in ...
- card brag?
- q=prial It seems the derivation is Pair Royal (meaning three of a kind) > prial [nq:1]prile.
- " Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)
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Molly Mockford (Email Removed) writes:
[nq:1]Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in ... card brag? Dictionaries consulted so far don't seem to help, and there is nothing relevant I can find through Googling.[/nq]
http://dictionary.referenc
[nq:1]Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in ... card brag? Dictionaries consulted so far don't seem to help, and there is nothing relevant I can find through Googling.[/nq]
http://dictionary.referenc
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, John Hall wrote in :
[nq:1] It seems the derivation is Pair Royal (meaning three of a kind) > prial[/nq]
[nq:2]prile.[/nq]
Many thanks! I tried various spellings, but didn't think of prial!
Molly Mockford
I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be! (My R
[nq:1] It seems the derivation is Pair Royal (meaning three of a kind) > prial[/nq]
[nq:2]prile.[/nq]
Many thanks! I tried various spellings, but didn't think of prial!
Molly Mockford
I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be! (My R
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[nq:1]Has anyone any idea of the derivation of the word prile, used to mean three of a kind, particularly in ... three-card brag? Dictionaries consulted so far don't seem to help, and there is nothing relevant I can find through Googling.[/nq]
Try "prial".
m.
Try "prial".
m.
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