Research Results For 'Gleek'

GLEEK

Gleek, also known as cleek, is a three player card game that was popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Gleek is played with a deck of cards without the two and threes, twelve cards being dealt to each player, eight cards being left for the stock which is offered in rotation to the players for purchase. The trumps are called Tiddly, Tumbler, Tib, Tom and Towser. A set of three cards all alike is called a gleek, and four of a kind is called a mournival.
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DUTCH GLEEK

Dutch Gleek is old slang for drinking, tippling.
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