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Yarborough
[ yahr-bur-oh, -buhr-ohor, especially British, -ber-uh ]
noun
- a hand in which no card is higher than a nine.
yarborough
/ -brə; ˈjɑːbərə /
noun
- bridge whist a hand of 13 cards in which no card is higher than nine
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Origin of Yarborough1
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Example Sentences
I ascertained that Mrs. Johnson and Senator Yarborough were all right.
Yarborough kept on saying in an excited voice, "Have they shot the President?"
And Senator Yarborough also moved forward, and possibly he moved over a little to the right.
One of the pleasant old buildings is the Yarborough Hotel, at which my companion and I stayed.
The crest of Anderson, until recently borne by the Earl of Yarborough, is a water spaniel.
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