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Clubs (suit)
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Clubs (also known as clovers, or flowers in some parts of Africa) is one of the four suits found in playing cards. In Bridge, it ranks lowest out of all four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades), below Diamonds. It is typically associated with war.
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The symbol was first used on French playing cards, made in Rouen and Lyon in the 15th Century. (Mass produced by the use of woodcuts.) The French name for the symbol is trèfle 'clover'. The suits were based on the four major economic classes on the late middle ages; Spades (a sharp weapon) represented the Military, Hearts represented the Church, Clubs (a leaf) represented agriculture, and Diamonds represented trade merchants.
The English word for the suit is clubs. This is probably a translation of Spanish bastos 'clubs' - which is the symbol used on old Spanish playing cards. (And still are in Tarot.)
German suits: acorns (German: Eichel) 
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