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Jacoby transfer

Jacoby transfer noun: a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

Noun

Jacoby transfer (plural Jacoby transfers)

  1. A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

Forms of Jacoby transfer

pluralJacoby transfers

Origin of Jacoby transfer

Popularized by a 1956 article in The Bridge World by Oswald Jacoby.

Questions about Jacoby transfer

What does Jacoby transfer mean?
Jacoby transfer means a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.
What part of speech is Jacoby transfer?
Jacoby transfer is a noun.
What is the plural of Jacoby transfer?
The plural of Jacoby transfer is Jacoby transfers.

Words near Jacoby transfer in the dictionary

  1. jacobsoniids
  2. Jacobus
  3. Jacobuses
  4. Jacobvitz
  5. Jacoby
  6. Jacoby transfer
  7. Jacoby transfers
  8. Jacobys
  9. Jacod syndrome
  10. jacoline
  11. Jacome

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