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cross-ruff
▪ I. ˈcross-ruff, n. [cross- 9.] † 1. An obsolete game at cards: see ruff. Obs.1592 Greene Def. Conny Catch. (1859) 6 As thus I stood looking on them playing at cros-ruffe, one was taken revoking. 1693 Poor Robin's Alm. in Brand Pop. Antiq. (1870) II. 307 And men at cards spend many idle hours, At l...
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Ruff (cards)
In some cases, it is effective to cross-ruff after drawing the opponents' trumps, when this can be done with trumps remaining in both hands. In other cases, it is effective to cross-ruff only until one opponent becomes likely to be void in a particular suit, and revert to drawing trumps thereafter
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see-saw
▪ I. see-saw, int., n. and a. (ˈsiːsɔː) [A reduplicating formation symbolic of alternating movement; the particular form may be suggested by saw v., to which the oldest example refers. Cf. sitisot.] A. int. Used as part of a rhythmical jingle, apparently sung by sawyers, or by children imitating saw...
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Glossary of card game terms
cross-ruff
Two partners alternately trumping a different suit.
cross-suit
Suit of the opposite colour.
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