Stayman

Stay·man

[stey-muhn]
noun, plural Stay·mans.
a variety of apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
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Stayman (ˈsteɪmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(in contract bridge) a conventional response in clubs to a partner's opening no-trump bid, as a request for the partner to show any four-card major
 
[C20: named after Samuel M. Stayman (1909--94), US bridge expert]

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