"rubicon : A limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed. (card games)..."

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rubicon : A limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed.
(card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player’s penalty.
rubicon v

(transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
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- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rubicon#English

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