Canfield
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Canfield
- A surname
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Named after US gambler Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914).
Noun
Canfield (uncountable)
- (UK) A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 238:
- I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin 2005, p. 238: