# cribbage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪbɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #86,177

## Definitions
1. A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
2. A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.
3. A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.

## Etymology
From crib + -age. Named from the "crib" consisting of certain cards laid aside by each player.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cribbage