Tenace

[teneis]

Definition

(n.) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.

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Definition

n. at whist a holding of the first and third best cards (major tenace) or the second and fourth best cards (minor tenace) in a suit.

Typed by Jed