skat
nounEtymology Borrowed from German Skat.
1
A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
- “Who shall we play skat with when you have gone?” asked Mrs Britling.1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 165:
2
A widow of two cards in the game of skat.