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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

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.

This generally emanates from a Third Hand who has a five- or six-card suit in a trickless hand.

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.