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Definition of Crossruff
1. Verb. Trump alternately in two hands.
Definition of Crossruff
1. n. The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw.
Definition of Crossruff
1. Noun. (bridge) A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand ¹
2. Verb. To execute a crossruff ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crossruff
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossruff
Literary usage of Crossruff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"In playing cards: spec, crossruff (cant), seesaw, nig (slang), renege, ...
Referring to a game: spec, throw, move, sacrifice, crossruff, seesaw, renege. ..."
2. Asia at the Crossroads: Japan, Korea, China, Philippine Islands by Edward Alexander Powell (1922)
"It is like a crossruff at bridge. VIII "Japan's future lies oversea." In those
four words is found the policy of the military-financial combination which ..."
3. Webster's High School Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1892)
"... adjusted for this purpose ; vibratory or reciprocating motion; a crossruff,
or alternate leading by partners in whist of cards which the other can take. ..."
4. Webster's Common School Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1892)
"... vibratory or reciprocating motion ; a crossruff, or alternate leading by
partners in whist of cards which the other can take. — vt& г. ..."
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