Definitions
a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
Word origin
Abbreviation of geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”) from Old French genevre (modern French genièvre), from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”). Hence gin rummy (first attested 1941).
Used in a sentence
“Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.”
“The church dores were sparred, Fast boltyd and barryd, Yet wyth a prety gyn I fortuned to come in, […]”
“treason and deceiptfull gin”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Spirit with juniper”3 letters
02“Cotton ___”3 letters
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