_sluff (possibly 'slough')_
slough n "You sluffed a diamond on that last spade trick." That is: having no spades, you threw away a diamond which you wanted to get clear of. I've heard this from several people whilst playing bridge. This is a new word to me, but they say it has been in use a long time. Perhaps it...
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| Summary: | slough n "You sluffed a diamond on that last spade trick." That is: having no spades, you threw away a diamond which you wanted to get clear of. I've heard this from several people whilst playing bridge. This is a new word to me, but they say it has been in use a long time. Perhaps it is in general use outside Newfoundland. SLOUGH (sluff in OED 3 b) - discard. withdraw? NID 4slough v 3 get rid of a playing card Used I Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Sat 22 Aug 2015 |
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