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crossruff
[ noun kraws-ruhf, -ruhf, kros-; verb kraws-ruhf, kros- ]
noun
- a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.
verb (used with or without object)
- to play by means of a crossruff.
crossruff
/ ˈɒˌʌ /
noun
- the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy
verb
- intr to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership
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After East ruffed, South overruffed, cashed his heart ace and king, then claimed the rest of the tricks on a crossruff.
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This walked into a defensive crossruff to go down one.
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Declarer saw immediately that the deal was set up for a crossruff.
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The normal line of play would have been to cash the three top red suit tricks, then to crossruff clubs and hearts.
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The defense was perfect, the defenders taking the first four tricks with a minor-suit crossruff for plus 500 and a win on the board.
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