"yarborough" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yarboroughs [plural]
Etymology: After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur. Head templates: {{en-noun}} yarborough (plural yarboroughs)
  1. (card games) A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten. Wikipedia link: Earl of Yarborough Categories (topical): Card games

Inflected forms

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