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• false card
  false card

  noun

  a card played to give an opponent a mistaken idea of the quality or length of one's holding in the suit led.
• false-card
  false-card

  verb (used without object)

  to play a false card.

false card

¹ American  

noun

Chiefly Bridge.

1. a card played to give an opponent a mistaken idea of the quality or length of one's holding in the suit led.

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false-card ² American  

[fawls-kahrd] / ˈfɔlsˌkɑrd /

verb (used without object)

Chiefly Bridge.

1. to play a false card.

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false-card British  

verb

1. (intr) bridge to play a misleading card, esp a high loser, in order to deceive an opponent

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Etymology

Origin of false card

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Then it occurred to her that it was Arthur Eden after all who wished to see her, and that he had sent her up this false card only to inveigle her into an interview.

From Fan : the story of a young girl's life by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

He would not pick a pocket, or turn a false card, or, as he thought, forge a name.

From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony

The cases in which false cards can be played with advantage are rare, but sometimes, especially in trumps, success may follow the play of a false card.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

“Oh, Jane—Jane, darling! please—please stop, only a minute,” he whined, for he knew that he had played a false card, and that it was time to withdraw it.

From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville

It was a false card to play, for George grew obstinate at once.

From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John