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Auction bridge — Auc tion bridge A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player s failure to make good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
royal spade — noun : a spade trump in royal auction bridge when every trick over six taken by the successful bidder scores 9 … Useful english dictionary
Royal — Roy al, n. 1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under {paper}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal spade — (Auction Bridge) A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9; usually in pl. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
History of contract bridge — The history of contract bridge, one of the world s most popular partnership card games, dated back to the invention of trick taking games in the early 16th century, such as whist. Bridge itself forked off from whist with the creation of the game… … Wikipedia
Royal Danish Library — Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Danmarks Nationalbibliotek og Københavns Universitetsbibliotek English The Royal Library, The National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library … Wikipedia
Dunsop Bridge — Coordinates: 53°56′46″N 2°31′12″W / 53.946°N 2.520°W / 53.946; 2.520 … Wikipedia
Kew Bridge — is a bridge in London over the River Thames. The present bridge was designed by John Wolfe Barry and opened in 1903. Location Kew Bridge crosses the River Thames between Kew Green in Kew on the south bank and Strand on the Green in Chiswick on… … Wikipedia
Henry Beasley — Lt. Col. Henry Mountifort Beasley DSO (1875 – December 14, 1949), known as Pops , was a British Army officer and a leading contract bridge personality in the early days of the game. LifeBorn in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, India, he was educated at… … Wikipedia
