odd trick

noun

1. Bridge. each trick exceeding six that is taken by the declarer.
2. Whist. the seventh trick taken by a partnership.

Word History and Origins

Origin of odd trick¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

A and B win the odd trick, value 4 points.

From Project Gutenberg

If your opponents hold a better trump than you do, it is impossible to prevent their winning the odd trick, and, therefore, the euchre or point; but if they hold a smaller trump, your lead exhausts it, and you may win the last trick with your plain card.

From Project Gutenberg

If your partner assist you, and has played a trump, and you have won a trick and the lead, do not lead him a trump unless you hold commanding cards, and are pretty certain of making the odd trick or a march, for your partner may have assisted on two trumps only, in which case such lead would draw his remaining trump, and, in all probability, prove fatal to his plans.

From Project Gutenberg

The dealer, having examined his hand, must declare to win at least one odd trick, either with a trump suit, or at "no trumps."

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If you double, and they make it Two Hearts and win the odd trick, you are 50 points to the bad.

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