yarborough
See also: Yarborough
English
editEtymology
editAfter the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.
Noun
edityarborough (plural yarboroughs)
- (card games) 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.