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nounFrench ruff (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablecard gamesSynonym of triomphe.
Other games were cribbage, all fours, ruff and honours, French ruff, five cards, costly colours, bon ace, putt, plain dealing, Queen Nazareen, pennech, post and pair, bankafalat, beast.
1882, John Ashton, Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, page 104Synonyms: triomphe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of triomphe.
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