grand coup

American  

noun

Bridge, Whist.

1. the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.

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Etymology

Origin of grand coup

First recorded in 1870–75

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grand coup

The grand coup, however, is inside: the East Building's central court, which rises through a complex series of levels, bridges, stairways, escalators and ramps to its culmination in the tetrahedronal space frame-skylight.

From Time Magazine Archive

For although he was a very proper young bachelor for months, showing no unseemly interest in women, we all of us, I think, secretly felt that he was setting the stage for a "grand coup."

From 32 Caliber by McGibeny, Donald

In seven years I'd start with a billion preparing for the grand coup of the next panic.

From The Root of Evil by Dixon, Thomas

So the grand coup had failed, ignominiously failed, and through what appeared a trivial accident.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin

They already exulted in the anticipation of a grand coup.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne