| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A term at omber, signifying that the game is won.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CODILLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Codille \Co*dille"\, noun. [French expression codile.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CODILLE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A term at ombre, when the game is won.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Literature | Codille (2 syl.). Triumph. A term in the game of Ombre. When one of the two opponents of Ombre has more tricks than Ombre, he is said to have won Codille, and takes all the stake that Ombre played for. Thus Belinda is said, in the Rape of the Lock, to have been "between the jaws of ruin and Codille." She wins with the "king of hearts," and she wins codille. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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