deschapelles coup

deschapelles coup
\\|dāshə|pel(z)-\ noun
Etymology: after Guillaume Deschapelles died 1847 French authority on whist
: the lead of a high card (as a king) in whist or bridge in the hope that an opponent will win it and make the next-higher card good for an entry in one's partner's hand

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