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Overtrump

verb
1.
Play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick.





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"Overtrump" Quotes from Famous Books



... portrait taking the trick. The more hideous the photograph, the greater its value as a trump! I have played the game with a man who always keeps his brother to the end, and then brings him out with enormous success, the said brother never failing to overtrump any other card in the pack! So you see it is a most amiable game altogether. You must only be careful not to spread your doings abroad, or no one will present you ...
— Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl - Sister of that "Idle Fellow." • Jenny Wren


Words linked to "Overtrump" :   cards, trump, ruff, card game


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