Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skat \Skat\ (sk[aum]t), n. [G., fr. It. scartare to discard.]
   1. A three-handed card game played with 32 cards, of which
      two constitute the skat (sense 2), or widow. The players
      bid for the privilege of attempting any of several games
      or tasks, in most of which the player undertaking the game
      must take tricks counting in aggregate at least 61 (the
      counting cards being ace 11, ten 10, king 4, queen 3, jack
      2). The four jacks are the best trumps, ranking club,
      spade, heart, diamond, and ten outranks king or queen (but
      when the player undertakes to lose all the tricks, the
      cards rank as in whist). The value of hands depends upon
      the game played, trump suit, points taken, and number of
      matadores.

   2. (Skat) A widow of two cards.