Acoln.
/ˈakɒl/, U.S. /ˈækɑl/ Bridge.
A system of bidding designed to enable partners with weaker hands to find suitable contracts. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive, as Acol player, Acol system, etc.
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1938 B. Cohen & J. T. Reese Acol Syst. Contract Bridge 2 The Acol system, deriving its name from the former Acol club where it was developed..first attracted attention in 1937.
1959 Listener 11 June 1042/1 Acol has two types of bid for strong hands.
1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 95 Traditional Acol players do not regard a change of suit by responder as forcing unless it is combined with a jump.
1985 Times 1 Nov. 16 The finely honed version of the Acol system that they had developed was more than a match for any of the new fangled methods.
1998 Eng. Bridge Oct. 35/2 The advantage of Acol is (or was) that in general bids mean what they say.
2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 14 Sept. 83 A maxim of Acol bidding is to get into the auction early.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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