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a hand at whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine.╂[supposedly < an Earl of Yarborough who used to bet 1,000 to 1 against its occurrence]
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Yar|bor|ough — or yar|bor|ough «YAHR BUR oh; especially British YAHR buhr uh», noun. a hand at whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine. ╂[supposedly < an Earl of Yarborough who used to bet 1,000 to 1 against its occurrence] … Useful english dictionary
bor — bor·age; bor·ak; bor·al; bor·azole; Bor·a·zon; bor·bo·ryg·mic; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bor·dage; bor·dar; bor·del; bor·de·laise; bor·del·lo; bor·de·reau; bor·der·er; bor·der·less; bor·det gen·gou; bor·dure; bor·e·gat; bor·e·le; bor·ick·ite; bor·i·ty;… … English syllables
ough — flam·bor·ough; marl·bor·ough; ough; thor·ough·brace; yar·bor·ough; bor·ough; thor·ough; thor·ough·bred; thor·ough·fare; thor·ough·bred·ness; thor·ough·go·ing·ly; thor·ough·go·ing·ness; thor·ough·ly; thor·ough·ness; … English syllables
yar — bo·yar; keb·yar; wyn·yar·dia; yar; yar·age; yar·ak; yar·bor·ough; yar·dang; yar·kandi; yar·ke; yar·mouth; yar·mul·ke; yar·pha; yar·ran; yar·row; him·yar·ite; iy·yar; yar·kee; yar·mel·ke; … English syllables
yarborough — yar·bor·ough … English syllables
Yarborough — Yar•bor•ough [[t]ˈyɑrˌbɜr oʊ, ˌbʌr oʊ[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] bər ə[/t]] n. gam a hand in bridge or whist in which no card is higher than a nine • Etymology: 1895–1900; after the 2nd Earl of Yarborough (d. 1897), said to have bet 1000 to 1 against… … From formal English to slang
