Weald — The Weald (PronEng|wɪəld) is the name given to a physiographic area in south east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It should be regarded in two separate parts: the sandstone High Weald in… … Wikipedia
Bridge convention — A bridge convention is a system of calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game which conveys a coded meaning about the players card holdings. The calls may be natural (that is, show a feature of the named denomination, such as… … Wikipedia
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Hand evaluation — In contract bridge, various bidding systems have been devised to enable partners to describe their hands to each other so that they may reach the optimum contract. A key initial part of this process is that players evaluate their hands; this… … Wikipedia
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Agave — For the queen of Greek mythology, see Agave (mythology). Agave Agave americana Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Squeeze play (bridge) — A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a type of play late in the hand of contract bridge and other trick taking game in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. The discarded card … Wikipedia
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McCrillis — This extraordinary Irish surname is believed to be a development form of the Gaelic Raghellach which translates as the son of Gregarious race . The root is also found in the forms (Mac)Crilly, (Mac)Crawley, (O) Crawley, and (O) Reilly. It is also … Surnames reference
Blackwood convention — The Blackwood convention is a popular bidding convention in contract bridge that was developed by Easley Blackwood Sr. It is used to explore the partnership s possession of aces, kings and (in some cases) the queen of trumps, in order to judge… … Wikipedia