Black Maria

/ˌˈblæk məˌriə/
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Other forms: Black Marias

Definitions of Black Maria
  1. noun
    a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
    synonyms: hearts
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    type of:
    long whist, short whist, whist
    a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
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