crossruff en · NOUN
Etymology
From cross- + ruff.
Meanings
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A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand
When West discarded a club, South could have won with dummy's ace and played on crossruff lines.
2009 January 8, Phillip Alder, “Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup”, Bridge, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crossruffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |