- Trumping
- Trump Trump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trumping}.] To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led. [1913 Webster]
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Trumping
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trumping — sb. Alys. 925 … Oldest English Words
trumping — trÊŒmp n. playing card belonging to the presently leading suit (Cards); suit of cards ranking above the others (Cards); last resort, final resource; admired person; trumpet, sound of a trumpet (Archaic, Poetry) v. defeat with a trump, play a… … English contemporary dictionary
trumping — noun (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit • Syn: ↑ruff • Derivationally related forms: ↑trump, ↑ruff (for: ↑ruff) • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ruff (cards) — Ruffing redirects here. For the American baseball pitcher, see Red Ruffing. This article concerns trick taking card games. The Contract bridge glossary may be useful for unfamiliar words. In trick taking games, to ruff means to play a trump card… … Wikipedia
Doppelkopf — A picture of four Unters of German cards Origin German Type Trick taking Players 3 7 (4 Best) … Wikipedia
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Whist — Infobox CardGame title = Whist subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 4 play = Clockwise card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards = 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = England related … Wikipedia
Manille — Origin France Type Trick taking Players 4 Cards 32 Deck Piquet deck Play Counter clockwise Card rank (highest t … Wikipedia
trump — {{11}}trump (n.1) playing card of a suit ranking above others, 1520s, alteration of TRIUMPH (Cf. triumph), name of a card game. The verb meaning surpass, beat is attested from 1580s. Related: Trumped; trumping. {{12}}trump (n.2) trumpet, c.1300,… … Etymology dictionary
Established suit — Es*tab lished suit (Contract bridge, Whist) A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
