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.

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Meanings

nounroyal spade (plural royal spades)

plural royal spades

  1. plural normallycard gamesIn 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.
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