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Increasingly in the '80s, Halloween has become an escapist extravaganza for adults, a trickless treat that more closely resembles Mardi Gras than the candy-and-apple surfeits of yesteryear.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this basis of reasoning some believe in calling three Clubs whenever an otherwise trickless Third Hand contains five or more Clubs headed by Ace, King, Queen.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

This does not, however, signify that he has a trickless hand, and the Fourth Hand may even yet count upon him for some support.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

A player should be most careful not to indicate by some mannerism that his hand is trickless.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

No distinction was drawn between a hand which might be trickless as an aid to, or defense against, a No-trump declaration, and one which would produce seven or eight tricks under such circumstances.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.