Canfield
a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
Contemporary Examples
90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America Michael Daly November 25, 2014
Historical Examples
Lyman’s History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) William Denison Lyman
The Boy Scout Automobilists Robert Maitland
Aunt Jane Jennette Lee
Two Wonderful Detectives Harlan Page Halsey
Six Girls Fannie Belle Irving
The Curlytops and Their Pets Howard R. Garis
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association Various
Cleveland Past and Present Maurice Joblin
Oonomoo the Huron Edward S. Ellis
noun
(cards) a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
n.
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