cross•ruff
Pronunciation: (n.krôs'ruf", -ruf', kros'-v.krôs'ruf', kros'-), [key]
— Bridge, Whist. Bridge,Whist.
—n.
- a play in which each hand of a partnership alternately trumps a different suit in consecutive plays.
—v.t., v.i.
- to play by means of a crossruff.
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