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honor trick — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a high card or combination of high cards having a specified trick winning expectancy and used as a basis for evaluating the strength of a contract bridge hand called also quick trick * * * Bridge. (in certain bidding… … Useful english dictionary
trick — tricker, n. trickingly, adv. /trik/, n. 1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. 2. an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering… … Universalium
honor — honorer, n. honorless, adj. /on euhr/, n. 1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one s beliefs and actions: a man of honor. 2. a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one s family. 3. high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be… … Universalium
Honor Society (band) — Honor Society Honor Society (Jason Rosen, Alexander Noyes, Michael Bruno, and Andrew Lee) at the Gramercy Theater in New York City on June 26, 2011. Background information Origin … Wikipedia
Trick-taking game — A Trick taking game is any one of a class of card games where play centers around a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks . The object of such games is then closely tied to the winning, or taking , of these tricks, or of the… … Wikipedia
quick trick — noun : honor trick * * * Bridge. a card, or group of cards, that will probably win the first or second trick in a suit, regardless of who plays it or at what declaration. [1925 30] * * * quick trick noun (bridge) A card that should win a trick in … Useful english dictionary
Losing-Trick Count — The Losing Trick Count (LTC) is an alternative, or supplement, to the high card point (HCP) method of Hand evaluation to be used in situations where shape and fit are of more significance than HCP in determining the optimum level of a suit… … Wikipedia
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
GOREN, CHARLES HENRY — (1901–1991), U.S. bridge expert. Goren, who was born in Philadelphia into a Russian immigrant family, earned an LL.B. in 1922 and a master s degree in 1923 at McGill University in Montreal. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1923 and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Finesse — In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.If one can lead up to a finessable position such as ace queen, an… … Wikipedia
