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overruff

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈrʌf/
Definition of overruff

verb

[no object]
  • (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump that is higher than one already played in the same trick: there was a danger that West would be able to overruff

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərʌf/
  • an act of overruffing: when you see the chance of an easy overruff, don’t be in too much of a hurry to take it

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Definition of overruff in the US English dictionary
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