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Vienna coup

Vienna coup noun: an unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.

Noun

Vienna coup (plural Vienna coups)

  1. An unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.

Forms of Vienna coup

pluralVienna coups

Origin of Vienna coup

First published by James Clay (1804-1873), who had observed it being executed in the days of whist by "the greatest player in Vienna", whose identity is unknown.

Questions about Vienna coup

What does Vienna coup mean?
Vienna coup means an unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.
What part of speech is Vienna coup?
Vienna coup is a noun.
What is the plural of Vienna coup?
The plural of Vienna coup is Vienna coups.

Words near Vienna coup in the dictionary

  1. Vielmas
  2. Viels
  3. viementin
  4. Vien
  5. Vienna
  6. Vienna coup
  7. Vienna coups
  8. Vienna Game
  9. Vienna green
  10. Vienna horn
  11. Vienna horns

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