Dictionary.com

crossruff

[ noun kraws-ruhf, -ruhf, kros-; verb kraws-ruhf, kros- ]
/ noun ˈkrɔsˌrʌf, -ˈrʌf, ˈkrɒs-; verb ˈkrɔsˈrʌf, ˈkrɒs- /
Bridge, Whist.
Save This Word!
noun
a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.
verb (used with or without object)
to play by means of a crossruff.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of crossruff

First recorded in 1585–95; cross- + ruff2

Words nearby crossruff

Cross River, Cross River gorilla, crossroad, crossroads, Crossroads care attendant scheme, crossruff, cross sea, cross section, cross-sell, cross-slide, cross someone's palm with silver
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for crossruff

crossruff
/ (ˈkrɒsˌrʌf) bridge whist /
noun
the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy
verb
(intr) to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK