yarborough

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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.

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Meanings

yarborough1

nounyarborough (plural yarboroughs)

plural yarboroughs

  1. card gamesA 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.

Yarborough2

proper nounYarborough (plural Yarboroughs)

plural Yarboroughs

  1. A surname.
nounYarborough (plural Yarboroughs)

plural Yarboroughs

  1. bridgeA hand that contains no honors (alternative letter-case form of yarborough).

Origin

After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“yarborough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarborough. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yarborough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarborough.

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