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• Best bower — Bower Bow er (bou [ e]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See {Boor}.] One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre. [1913 Webster] {Right bower}, the knave… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Best bower — Bower Bo wer, n. [From {Bow}, v. & n.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who bows or bends. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. [1913 Webster] 3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His rawbone arms,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• best bower — noun : a ship s spare anchor about the same size as the bowers usually used and often about 15 percent heavier * * * best bower, the joker in certain card games …   Useful english dictionary

• Best Bower — The joker, when it is the highest trump, as in Five Hundred …   The official rules of card games glossary

• Bower — Bow er (bou [ e]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See {Boor}.] One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre. [1913 Webster] {Right bower}, the knave of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bower — Bo wer, n. [From {Bow}, v. & n.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who bows or bends. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. [1913 Webster] 3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His rawbone arms, whose… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bower — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a secluded place, esp. in a garden, enclosed by foliage; an arbour. b a summer house. 2 poet. an inner room; a boudoir. v.tr. poet. embower. Derivatives: bowery adj. Etymology: OE bur f. Gmc 2. n. (in full bower anchor) either… …   Useful english dictionary

• bower — I. /ˈbaʊə / (say bowuh) noun 1. a leafy shelter or recess; an arbour. 2. the short alley of twigs and vegetation decorated with manufactured and natural objects, often blue, made by certain male bowerbirds. 3. Poetic a chamber; a boudoir. –verb… …  

• bower-anchor — bowˈer or bowˈer anchor noun An anchor at the bow (best bower and small bower) • • • Main Entry: ↑bow * * * bower anchor see bower n.4 …   Useful english dictionary

• bower — Synonyms and related words: ace, alcove, arbor, best bower, cards, clubs, conservatory, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, face cards, flush, full house, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, kiosk, knave, lathhouse, left… …   Moby Thesaurus

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