Bath coup

noun

A coup where the declarer, holding AJx in a suit, ducks the left-hand opponent's lead of a king or queen.

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Meanings

nounBath coup (plural Bath coups)

plural Bath coups

  1. bridgeA coup where the declarer, holding AJx in a suit, ducks the left-hand opponent's lead of a king or queen.

Origin

Presumably named after the city of Bath, England.

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APA

Bath coup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bath%20coup

MLA

“Bath coup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bath%20coup. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bath coup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bath%20coup.

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