noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand

   "When West discarded a club, South could have won with dummy's ace and played on crossruff lines."

Verb

1. 1
   To execute a play of this kind.
2. 2
   trump alternately in two hands wordnet

Example

More examples

"When West discarded a club, South could have won with dummy's ace and played on crossruff lines."

Etymology

From cross- + ruff.

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