auction bridge
a variety of bridge in which odd tricks won in excess of the number named in the contract are scored toward game.: Compare contract (def. 5).
Origin of auction bridge
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How to use auction bridge in a sentence
The game of auction bridge may be divided into three species.
There are two kinds of bridge; one, known as auction bridge is for three players.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler WatsonWriters on games declare that auction bridge is more of a "gambling" game than ordinary bridge.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler Watsonauction bridge is played with cards, just like pinochle, with the exception of the beer.
You Should Worry Says John Henry | George V. HobartHis explanation that he had had the good fortune to win them at an auction bridge party was rejected by the Court.
British Dictionary definitions for auction bridge
a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards game
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