full house

noun

Poker.

1. a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens.

full house

noun

1. poker a hand with three cards of the same value and another pair

2. a theatre, etc, filled to capacity

3. (in bingo, etc) the set of numbers needed to win

Word History and Origins

Origin of full house¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He walked on stage, now the proud paterfamilias with greying hair and a broad welcoming smile on his face as he surveyed the nearly full house.

From Los Angeles Times

Dubois has looked at home in fight week, smiling and taking everything in his stride - but can he "seize the moment" in front of a full house at Wembley on Saturday?

From BBC

Had George Furbank been fit, Saints would surely be only one slot away from a full house.

From BBC

For England, a full house of victories over rugby's big three southern hemisphere sides was always a big ask.

From BBC

Gachagua’s trial is being conducted before the full house of the Senate after it abandoned a process to set up an 11-member committee to investigate the charges.

From BBC