overruffn.
/ˈəʊvərʌf/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrəf/ Cards (chiefly Bridge).
An act of overtrumping.
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1906 Westm. Gaz. 13 Oct. 14/1 Had A held neither of these cards he would have surely led a diamond.., instead of putting his partner to an over-ruff in the spade.
1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. ii. ii. 331 He should lead trumps before taking the ruff and so avoid any chance of an over-ruff.
1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. (Review section) 2/8 Declarer therefore made his contract with..eight diamond ruffs or overruffs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
overruffv.
/ˌəʊvəˈrʌf/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvə(r)ˈˌrəf/ Cards (chiefly Bridge).
intransitive. To overtrump. Also transitive: to play a higher trump card over (an earlier ruff).
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1813 Hoyle's Games of Whist & Quadrille 50 Ruff, and over-ruff, to trump a suit led, second or third hand.
c1890 Up to Date Games of Cards 37 Ruff means to trump a suit second or third hand, when you are rid of that suit: over-ruff means to trump above.
1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. ii. ii. 331 Dummy's ruff of the losing Club might be over-ruffed.
1975 Times 16 Aug. 7/4 East was end-played, whether or not he over-ruffed.
1993 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. ix. 17/6 East ruffed confidently, but fell off his chair when South overruffed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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