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• Yarborough
  Yarborough

  noun

  a hand in which no card is higher than a nine.
• yarborough
  yarborough

  noun

  bridge whist a hand of 13 cards in which no card is higher than nine

Yarborough

American  

[yahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh] / ˈjɑrˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, -bər ə /

noun

Whist, Bridge.

1. a hand in which no card is higher than a nine.

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yarborough British  

/ ˈjɑːbərə, -brə /

noun

1. bridge whist a hand of 13 cards in which no card is higher than nine

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Etymology

Origin of Yarborough

First recorded in 1895–1900; after the 2nd Earl of Yarborough (died 1897), said to have bet 1000 to 1 against its occurrence

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Yarborough

Floridians for Conservative Values is also a PAC chaired by another top-level Florida politician, state Sen. Clay Yarborough.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2024

Yarborough is survived by his wife, Betty Jo, and daughters Julie, Kelley and B.J.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

The Friday night before Yarborough was killed, she went to a high school basketball game with a friend.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

“Every person was created with extraordinary worth, incredible value and a unique purpose from the time they were created. You can’t change that,” Yarborough said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

This custom was introduced by the first Lord Yarborough some half-century ago, in order to break through the habit of late sitting over wine that then was too prevalent.

From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by J. S. (John Solomon) Rarey

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