trump hand

Example Sentences

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So leading a trump is usually the best start, aimed at reducing the number of ruffs the declarer can take in the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2015

Martel would have taken only one diamond trick, but would have gained an extra trump trick from the ruff in the dummy, the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2014

However, it was hard for West, who could be confident that South had at most one heart, to realize that he had to stop a ruff in the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2013

A ruff in the shorter trump hand both eliminates a loser and gains an extra trump winner.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2012

After the fight, after he had won, then once more would he be the old Dave Carrigan, holding the trump hand in a thrilling game.

From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver