overruff en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English ruff English overruff From over- + ruff.
Meanings
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An act of overruffing.
Declarer eventually lost one heart, two diamonds and the club overruff for plus 110 to win the board and leapfrog his team from third to second.
2009 January 3, Phillip Alder, “What to Bid Next? That Depends on the Game You’re Playing”, Bridge, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overruffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |