odd trick

American  

noun

1. Bridge. each trick exceeding six that is taken by the declarer.

2. Whist. the seventh trick taken by a partnership.

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Etymology

Origin of odd trick

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

A and B win the odd trick, value 4 points.

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If a revoke occur, be claimed and proved, bets on the odd trick, or on amount of score, must be decided by the actual state of the score after the penalty is paid.

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If you double, and they make it Two Hearts and win the odd trick, you are 50 points to the bad.

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But if you can get the opponents to overbid your Two No-trumps with Three Hearts, and you see that they can only get the odd trick, you will be better off if you double and let them play, even if they score 16 for honours.

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To come back: Barrington's passion for law was an intense thirst for a certain species of excitement; a verdict was to him the odd trick.

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