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yarborough Cards.|ˈjɑːbərə|
[Said to be so called because a certain Earl of Yarborough used to bet 1,000 to 1 against the occurrence of such a hand.]
In whist and bridge, a hand which contains no card above a nine.
1900J. Doe Bridge Man. 35 If he has a Yarborough, you will lose the game. 1910Blackw. Mag. Dec. 809/2, I have held yarboroughs and been doubled and roughed all the evening. |