capot means A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
capot is pronounced /kəˈpɒt/.
Etymology
From French capot. Doublet of kaput and capote.
noun
- A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.“There are three chances in this game, viz., the repique, pique, and capot[…]The Capot is , when either of the Players make every Trick , for which he is to count forty ; instead of which he counts but ten , when he only gets the Majority of the Tricks, which is called , the Cards”
verb
- To win all the tricks (from), when playing at piquet.““Capot me if I think that was according to the rules of the game,” said his confident ; “ and pray , what answer did you return ?””