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Crossruff

Cross′ruffˊ

(-r?fˊ)
,
Noun.
(Whist)
The play in bridge or whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; – called also
seesaw
.

Definition 2024


crossruff

crossruff

English

Noun

crossruff (plural crossruffs)

  1. (bridge) A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand
    • 2009, January 8, “Phillip Alder”, in Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup:
      When West discarded a club, South could have won with dummy's ace and played on crossruff lines.

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Verb

crossruff (third-person singular simple present crossruffs, present participle crossruffing, simple past and past participle crossruffed)

  1. To execute a crossruff