See Also: gleek(1)(dictionary)
gleek(2)(dictionary)

gleek(1) (iou)



gleek noun1. [gli:k] E16.
[Old French glic, ghelicque, perh. from Middle Dutch ghelic (mod. gelijk) LIKE adjective.]
Hist. A card-game for three people using forty-four cards, twelve being dealt to each player and eight forming a common stock. E16.
A set of three court-cards of the same rank in one hand in the game of gleek; transf. a set of three, a trio. E17-E18.