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rule of eleven

noun

, Bridge, Whist.
  1. the rule that when a player leads their fourth-highest card in any suit, its numerical value subtracted from eleven gives the number of higher cards of that suit held by the other players.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rule of eleven1

First recorded in 1810–20

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