capot
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capot
- /kəˈpɒt/
- /kəˈpəʊ/
Where it comes from
From French capot. Doublet of kaput and capote.
noun capots
- A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points. There are three chances in this game, viz., the repique, pique, and capot[…]The Capot is , when either of the Players make every Trick , for which he is to count forty ; instead of which he counts but ten , when he only gets the Majority of the Tricks, which is called , the Cards
verb capots · capotting · capoting · capotted · capoted
- To win all the tricks (from), when playing at piquet. “Capot me if I think that was according to the rules of the game,” said his confident ; “ and pray , what answer did you return ?”
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title = {capot},
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