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meld [ meld ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle meld·ed, present participle meld·ing, 3rd person present singular melds)
Definition:
 
show hand of cards: in games such as canasta or pinochle, to show or declare some or all of a hand of cards in order to score points



noun  (plural melds)
Definition:
 
hand of shown or declared cards: in games such as canasta or pinochle, a hand of cards that are shown or declared in order to score points, or an act of showing or declaring these cards

[Late 19th century. < German melden "announce"]
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