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Definition of cross-ruff in English: cross-ruffnounˈkrɒsrʌf A sequence of play in bridge or whist in which partners alternately trump each other's leads. Example sentencesExamples - Play is better, and the computer follows set lines - finesse, cross-ruffs, drawing of trumps and so on - with dogged competence.
- If he has shortness in either clubs or hearts, a cross-ruff will develop.
- If those survive, you have five tricks in the bank, and seven more coming via a high cross-ruff.
- If the declarer continues the cross-ruff the defence cannot prevent ten tricks.
- In this case, your plan will be to play a cross-ruff, by trumping outside suits in both your hand and dummy's.
verb ˈkrɒsrʌf [no object](in bridge or whist) play a cross-ruff. the two were cross-ruffing for some time with object he decided to cross-ruff spades in dummy and hearts in hand Example sentencesExamples - She won the diamond continuation with her Ace, ruffed a club, pitched a diamond on the J and cross-ruffed spades and clubs to make ten tricks.
- After cashing his two top Hearts, the declarer peacefully cross-ruffed his way to 12 tricks, conceding a Diamond at the end.
- But when he won the king the defence cross-ruffed the next three tricks to put the game two light.
- He cross-ruffed diamonds and spades twice.
- She took her top tricks and cross-ruffed the remainder for 13 tricks.
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