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royal spade

royal spade noun: in auction bridge, a spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9.

Noun

royal spade (plural royal spades)

  1. (plural-normally) In auction bridge, a spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9.

Forms of royal spade

pluralroyal spades

Questions about royal spade

What does royal spade mean?
Royal spade means in auction bridge, a spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9.
What part of speech is royal spade?
Royal spade is a noun.
What is the plural of royal spade?
The plural of royal spade is royal spades.

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