Canfield

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon. UK, uncountable

    "I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield."

  2. 2
    a form of solitaire that involves gambling wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename, from the surname:; A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

Etymology 2

Named after US gambler Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914).

Related phrases

Great CanfieldLittle Canfield

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