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crossruff

[ noun kraws-ruhf, -ruhf, kros-; verb kraws-ruhf, kros- ]

noun

  1. a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to play by means of a crossruff.

crossruff

/ ˈɒˌʌ /

noun

  1. the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crossruff1

First recorded in 1585–95; cross- + ruff 2
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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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