Dictionary
cross•ruff
Pronunciation: (
—n.krôs'ruf", -ruf', kros'-;
—v.krôs'ruf', kros'-), [key] Bridge, Whist.
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n.
a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.
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v.t., v.i.
to play by means of a crossruff.
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