ˈovertrick Bridge.
Also with hyphen.
[over- 19.]
A trick taken in excess of the number contracted for. Also attrib.
| 1921 F. Irwin Compl. Auction Player 15 Each over⁓trick is worth twice its value below the line. 1927 Observer 5 June 19/2 All over-trick bonuses gained by a vulnerable side..count double. 1929 M. C. Work Compl. Contract Bridge i. 2 A trick-score of 20 or 30 plus two over⁓tricks each worth 50. 1947 S. Harris Fund. Princ. Contract Bridge 88 This play may cost West an overtrick. 1966 Listener 16 June 891/3 One overtrick is a small premium with which to insure a hazardous contract. 1973 Times 10 Feb. 12/8 If he had kept three spades, declarer would have made an overtrick by putting him on play with a club or a heart. |