abondance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing Wednesday special measures for abondance, beaufort and comte.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Next in importance comes the abondance, in which the stake is 1s. 6d., and it is not uncommon here to double the value of the over-tricks, but not of the under-tricks.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
An abondance in trumps is of the same money value as another abondance, though the trump call supersedes the call in plain suits.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
I'm about to espoushe my fair ward—and this is positively my lasht appearance en bout—I know and am fully aware abondance de bien ne nuit until a better comes.
From Mistress Penwick by Dutton Payne
Sometimes, indeed, an abondance, like a solo or a proposition, succeeds with two or three tricks to spare.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
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