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noun
a variety of bridge in which odd tricks won in excess of the number named in the contract are scored toward game.Compare contract (def. 5).
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Origin of auction bridge

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby auction bridge

Auckland Islands, au contraire, au courant, auction, auction block, auction bridge, auctioneer, auction pinochle, auction pitch, auctorial, aucuba
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British Dictionary definitions for auction bridge

auction bridge
noun
a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards game
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