Wellington

/ˈwɛlɪŋtən/

UK: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/

Wellington

English Noun Top 11,759

Definition

In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

Etymology

From earlier Wēolingtūn, from: # For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”). # For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”). # Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.