three-handed

[ three-han-did ]

/ ˈθriˈhæn dɪd /

involving three hands or players, as a game at cards.

Origin of three-handed

First recorded in 1710–20

After a while two strong policemen took a hand with me in a three-handed game, and turned over a jack.

On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck |R. Pitcher Woodward
It grew into a nightly occurrence, this three-handed cribbage game.

The Girls of Hillcrest Farm |Amy Bell Marlowe
The Controller at once proposed a three-handed game of tarocchi with the Engineer and Franco.

The Patriot |Antonio Fogazzaro
We played cards—a sort of three-handed whist—and other games.

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray

I'm going to have breakfast, an' if you boys care to join me we'll make it three-handed.

The Search for the Silver City |James Otis