crossruff

[ noun kraws-ruhf, -ruhf, kros-; verb kraws-ruhf, kros- ]

noun

1. a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to play by means of a crossruff.

crossruff

/ ˈkrɒsˌrʌf /

noun

1. the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy

verb

1. intr to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership

Word History and Origins

Origin of crossruff¹

First recorded in 1585–95; cross- + ruff ²