Skat

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skat \Skat\ (sk[aum]t), n. [G., fr. It. scartare to discard.]
     1. A three-handed card game played with 32 cards, of which
        two constitute the skat (sense 2), or widow. The players
        bid for the privilege of attempting any of several games
        or tasks, in most of which the player undertaking the game
        must take tricks counting in aggregate at least 61 (the


        counting cards being ace 11, ten 10, king 4, queen 3, jack
        2). The four jacks are the best trumps, ranking club,
        spade, heart, diamond, and ten outranks king or queen (but
        when the player undertakes to lose all the tricks, the
        cards rank as in whist). The value of hands depends upon
        the game played, trump suit, points taken, and number of
        matadores.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Skat) A widow of two cards.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]