slovo | definícia |
finessing (encz) | finessing, |
Finessing (gcide) | Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Finessing.]
1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith.
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2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,
to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when
an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its
being held by the opponent yet to play.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
Finessing (gcide) | Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Finessing.]
1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith.
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2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,
to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when
an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its
being held by the opponent yet to play.
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