YARBOROUGH


Meaning of YARBOROUGH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' yär- ˌ b ə r- ə , - ˌ b ə -r ə , -b( ə -)r ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Charles Anderson Worsley, 2d Earl of Yarborough † 1897 English nobleman said to have bet a thousand to one against the dealing of such a hand

Date: 1900

: a hand in bridge or whist containing no ace and no card higher than a nine

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