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Fives — is a British sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racquet sports. In fives, a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using gloved or bare hands as though they were a racquet. BackgroundThe name may be derived… … Wikipedia
fives — /fuyvz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Brit. a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls. [1630 40; FIVE + S3] * * * ▪ sport Introduction a ball game played by two or four players in a court enclosed on… … Universalium
fives — n. a game in which a ball is hit with a gloved hand or a bat against the walls of a court with three walls (Eton fives) or four walls (Rugby fives). Etymology: pl. of FIVE used as sing.: significance unkn … Useful english dictionary
fives — plural noun [treated as sing.] a game in which a ball is hit with a gloved hand or a bat against the walls of a court. Origin C17: plural of five used as a singular noun; the significance is unknown … English new terms dictionary
Forty-fives — (also known as 45 s , Forte Fives , Auction Forty Fives , Auction 120s , 120 , Growl , Spoil Five , Maw and Strong Fives ) is a trick taking card game that is played in Ireland, and in some parts of New England and Nova Scotia where it is known… … Wikipedia
Eton Fives — Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand ball game, similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three sided court. The object is to force the other team to fail to hit the ball up off the front wall, using any variety … Wikipedia
Rugby Fives — is a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court. It has similarities with Eton Fives, another type of Fives.The game is played as singles or doubles, the aim being to hit the ball above a bar across the front wall in such a way … Wikipedia
Double Fives (domino game) — Double FivesDouble Fives is a dominos game.tarting Out:; Equipment : This game uses a set of dominoes going up to double fives. (Hence the name.); Players : Double Fives is meant to be played by two, three or four players. (If there are four… … Wikipedia
Nut hand — In poker, the nut hand, is the strongest possible hand in a given situation. The second nut hand or third nut hand (and so on) may refer to the second and third best possible hands. The term applies mostly to community card poker games where the… … Wikipedia
Five Hand Reel — Infobox musical artist Name = Five Hand Reel Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = UK Genre = Celtic rock Years active = 1974 ndash;1980 Label = Rubber, RCA, Topic Associated acts = URL = Current members =… … Wikipedia
