crossruff
noun
cross·ruff
ˈkrȯs-ˌrəf 
-ˈrəf
: 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
crossruff
verb
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Then the defense engineered a crossruff for down three!
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 July 2019
South shouldn’t have had the opportunity for his crossruff.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 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, 19 Mar. 2017
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 July 2019
South shouldn’t have had the opportunity for his crossruff.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 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, 19 Mar. 2017
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“Crossruff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossruff. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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