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Meaning of NEWMARKET

Pronunciation:  'noo`mârkit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
  2. [n]  a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
 
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 Synonyms: boodle, Chicago, Michigan, stops
 
 See Also: card game, cards, coat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\New"mar`ket\, n. [From Newmarket, England.]
A long, closely fitting cloak.
 

 

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