crossruff
noun
cross·ruff
| \ ˈkrȯs-ˌrəf
, -ˈrəf\
, -ˈrəf\
Definition of crossruff
: a series of plays in a card game (such as bridge) in which partners alternately trump different suits and lead to each other for that purpose
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Then the defense engineered a crossruff for down three! — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: July 13, 2019," 13 July 2019 South shouldn’t have had the opportunity for his crossruff. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: March 19, 2017," 19 Mar. 2017 One of the worst feelings a defender can have is watching helplessly as declarer engineers a crossruff. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: March 19, 2017," 19 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crossruff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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