crossruff

[ noun kraws-ruhf, -ruhf, kros-; verb kraws-ruhf, kros- ]

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

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to play by means of a crossruff.

Origin of crossruff

1
First recorded in 1585–95; cross- + ruff2

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British Dictionary definitions for crossruff

crossruff

/ (ˈkrɒsˌrʌf) bridge whist /


noun
  1. the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy

verb
  1. (intr) to trump alternately in two hands of a partnership

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