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• Morton's fork — A Morton s Fork is a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It is analogous to the expressions between the devil and the deep blue sea …   Wikipedia

• Morton's Fork — A Morton s Fork is a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It is analogous to the expressions between the devil and the deep blue sea …   Wikipedia

• Morton's fork coup — Morton s Fork is a coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between letting declarer establish one or more extra tricks in the suit led, and losing the opportunity to win any trick in that suit. It takes its name from the… …   Wikipedia

• Morton — surname, from the many Mortons on the map of England, lit. moor or marsh settlement. Morton s Fork (1759) is in reference to John Morton (c.1420 1500), archbishop of Canterbury, who levied forced loans under Henry VII by arguing the obviously… …   Etymology dictionary

• Morton — See also: Moreton (disambiguation) Morton may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Fictional 3 Places 4 Other uses People …   Wikipedia

• Morton, John — ▪ archbishop of Canterbury born c. 1420, , Bere Regis or Milborne St. Andrew, Dorset, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1500, Knole, Kent       archbishop of Canterbury and cardinal, one of the most powerful men in England in the reign of King Henry VII.… …   Universalium

• Morton Township, Michigan —   Township   …   Wikipedia

• Dutch Fork High School — Location Irmo, South Carolina, United States Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Вилка Мортона — (англ. Morton s Fork  «выбор из двух зол»)  выражение (дилемма), описывающее ситуацию выбора между двумя одинаково неприятными альтернативами, или же ситуацию, в котором две ветви рассуждения ведут к одинаково неприятным выводам.… …   Википедия

• Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …   Wikipedia