CROSSRUFF


Meaning of CROSSRUFF in English

n. /kraws"ruf', -ruf", kros"-/ ; v. /kraws"ruf", kros"-/ , Bridge, Whist.

n.

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

v.t. , v.i.

2. to play by means of a crossruff.

[ 1585-95; CROSS- + RUFF 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .