yarborough
yarborough noun: 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.
Noun (1)
yarborough (plural yarboroughs)
Proper noun capitalized: Yarborough
Yarborough (plural Yarboroughs)
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Yarborough
Yarborough (plural Yarboroughs)
- A hand that contains no honors (alternative letter-case form of yarborough).
yarborough meaning in Tamil
yarborough in Tamil
- சீட்டாட்ட வகையில் சிற்றினச் சீட்டுடையவர்
Forms of yarborough
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | yarboroughs |
| plural | Yarboroughs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Yarboroughs |
Origin of yarborough
After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.
Words formed from yarborough
- Yarborough hand
Questions about yarborough
- What does yarborough mean?
- Yarborough means 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.
- What is yarborough in Tamil?
- Yarborough in Tamil is சீட்டாட்ட வகையில் சிற்றினச் சீட்டுடையவர். See Yarborough meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is yarborough?
- Yarborough can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of yarborough?
- The plural of yarborough is yarboroughs.
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