Play resembles whist

• A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinochle \Pin"o*chle\, Pinocle \Pin"o*cle\, n. A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs. [Also spelled penuchle .]

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist [syn: pinochle , pinocle , bezique ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of pinochle English)