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yarborough

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yarborough¹

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After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.

noun yarboroughs

  1. 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.

Yarborough²

proper noun Yarboroughs

  1. A surname.

noun Yarboroughs

  1. A hand that contains no honors (alternative letter-case form of yarborough).

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"yarborough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yarborough. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

yarborough. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yarborough

Chicago

"yarborough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yarborough.

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@misc{yarborough_2026,
  title = {yarborough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yarborough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}