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crossruff
[
noun
kraws
-ruhf, -
ruhf
,
kros
-;
verb
kraws
-
ruhf
,
kros
-]
/
noun
ˈkrɔsˌrʌf, -ˈrʌf, ˈkrɒs-;
verb
ˈkrɔsˈrʌf, ˈkrɒs-/
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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)
2.
to play by means of a crossruff.
Origin of
crossruff
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1585-1595
First recorded in
1585-95;
cross-
+
ruff
2
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British Dictionary definitions for
crossruff
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crossruff
/
ˈkrɒsˌrʌf
/
noun
1.
the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy
verb
2.
(
intransitive
) to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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