auction bridge

American  

noun

1. a variety of bridge in which odd tricks won in excess of the number named in the contract are scored toward game.

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auction bridge British  

noun

1. a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards game

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Etymology

Origin of auction bridge

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

You will be entertainingly led from whist to bridge whist to auction bridge to contract bridge.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2014

He was a 15-year-old freshman, and Al Roth and Harold Harkavy were upperclassmen with whom Stoney played hearts, pinochle and auction bridge.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2012

After introducing to his astonished flock golf, jazz and auction bridge, after falling in love with the inevitable sweet and simple maiden, he reforms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within a decade, auction bridge had captured the card tables of the U.S. and Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it not considered a breach of etiquette to put on gum shoes in the presence of a lady? 134If you please, dear John, tell me how to play auction bridge.

From You Should Worry Says John Henry by McHugh, Hugh