| 单词 | double dummy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdouble dummy double dummy, a game in which two ‘hands’ are exposed, so that each of the two players manages two ‘hands’.extracted from dummyn.double dummy b. In auction or contract Bridge, the hand of the declarer's (in the old type of Bridge, of the dealer's) partner, which is displayed and is played by the declarer; also, the player whose cards are thus displayed; double dummy (see quot. 1964). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > types of hand > dummy hand dummy1886 table1959 1886 J. Collinson Biritch 2 No suggestions as to play may be made by the one standing out (Dummy) to the dealer. 1894 ‘Boaz’ Pocket Guide to Bridge 5 After the first player has played a card, the dealer plays his partner's hand, which, like Dummy, is placed face upwards on the table. 1901 R. F. Foster Bridge Man. (new ed.) 17 After laying down his cards..the dummy takes no further part in the play, and is not allowed to make any remarks or suggestions. 1901 W. Dalton Bridge Abridged 23 With very bad cards in your own hand, there is a slightly increased possibility of an exceptional hand in your Dummy. 1901 W. Dalton Bridge Abridged 23 After the first card is led the Dummy hand is exposed. 1903 O. Crawford in Times 16 Jan. 5/6 ‘Auction bridge’..is more lively than dummy bridge. 1904 Bridge & Progressive Bridge 18 Dummy Bridge, or Bridge for three players, can be played in several ways. The following is the best system:—The player who cuts the lowest card takes Dummy against the other two players..and the Dummy hand is placed opposite to him. 1904 Bridge & Progressive Bridge 22 Double Dummy Bridge, or Bridge for two players, is not at all a bad game. 1910 W. Dalton ‘Saturday’ Bridge (rev. ed.) 14 After exposing Dummy, the dealer's partner has no part whatever in the game. 1910 W. Dalton ‘Saturday’ Bridge (rev. ed.) xvi. 230 Z leads to the first trick, and A's hand is exposed on the table, and A becomes the dummy for that deal. 1936 E. Culbertson Contract Bridge Compl. xxxix. 443 South leads a small trump and dummy's Queen is taken by East's King. 1955 Times 6 July 4/7 It is not a double-dummy problem to find the best line of play by the declarer. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 131/1 Double dummy, play of a hand that could not be improved upon, as though declarer were looking at all four hands... It can also be used to refer to perfect play by the defenders. Originally, double dummy was a two-handed form of whist in which each player had a dummy. Some players exposed all four hands, thus giving rise to the modern usage. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 224 Playing card stands..are used in double dummy bridge. < as lemmas |
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