Ramsch

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Ramsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)

(derogatory, usually in the singular) junk (miscellaneous items of little value)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug

Declension of Ramsch [masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Borrowed from French rams, ramas, from ramasser (“to pick up”).

Ramsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)

(card games, skat) an unofficial round sometimes played if all three players pass in the bidding, having no declarer and the goal of achieving the lowest score.
(card games, rare) plain-trick card game related to rams
Synonym: Ramscheln
- 1905, Alban von Hahn, “Regel für den Ramsch”, in Buch der Spiele: Encyklopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele und Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise, O. Spamer, page 378:
  54. Regel. Wie im Null, so muß man sich auch im Ramsch Fehlfarben zu verschaffen suchen, um dann später darauf die gefährlichen Karten los zu werden.
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Ramsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)