auction bridge

American  

noun

1. a variety of bridge in which odd tricks won in excess of the number named in the contract are scored toward game.

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auction bridge British  

noun

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 a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards game

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Etymology

Origin of auction bridge

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

You will be entertainingly led from whist to bridge whist to auction bridge to contract bridge.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2014

He was a 15-year-old freshman, and Al Roth and Harold Harkavy were upperclassmen with whom Stoney played hearts, pinochle and auction bridge.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2012

Soon famed as authority on auction bridge, his production of literature on cards within the last 20 years has been enormous.

From Time Magazine Archive

Annie was tempted by auction bridge, which was just coming into vogue, but rarely played because she hated to be dummy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dear John, could you please tell me how to play auction bridge, so that when I go to the seashore I will be armed for defraying expenses?

From You Should Worry Says John Henry by McHugh, Hugh