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overruff

[ verb oh-ver-ruhf; noun oh-ver-ruhf ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to overtrump.


noun

  1. the act of overtrumping.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overruff1

First recorded in 1805–15; over- + ruff 2
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Example Sentences

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Many players would have ruffed a low diamond in the dummy, but East would have defeated the contract by refusing to overruff.

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West can overruff and cash a high club, but South will lose only two hearts and one club.

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So he understandably ruffed a couple of diamonds in the dummy and suffered an overruff to go down.

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If he ruffs, West can overruff and shift to a low heart.

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Again, declarer played three rounds of diamonds, ruff, overruff.

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