Definitions for chouette

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chouette chou·ette

Spelling: [shoo-et]

IPA: /ʃuˈɛt/

Chouette is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in chouette (ceehottu).

Definitions for chouette

noun

1. a variation of a two-handed game, as backgammon, allowing the participation of three or more persons, in which one player accepts the bets of all the others on the outcome of a game between that player and one other active player, who is permitted to receive advice from the nonplayers.

Origin of chouette

1885-90; French, from the phrase faire la chouette to play alone against a group of opponents (in billiards, etc.), literally, to play the barn owl, perhaps alluding to the owl's watchful loo

Examples for chouette

The Schoolmaster and the chouette then went towards the door.

The chouette returned to the room, bringing the cigars with her.

"And I will spring upon him and help you, fourline," cried the chouette.

Don't be alarmed, my child, he won't come; it's only the chouette.

A minute afterwards the chouette entered the billiard-room alone.

With the Schoolmaster and the chouette; and they agreed to meet again on the morrow.

He will then be off, and after that I will have one little turn with the chouette.

Poor little mouse, what a fright you were in when the chouette saw you!

And when you had fetched the worms for the chouette, what did you do?

That devil's dam of a chouette who so brutally used this girl!