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1895, Barry Pain, Jerome Klapka Jerome (contributors), To-Day, A Weekly Magazine-Journal[1], volume 9, number 105, page 248:
The exasperating frequency of hands where one card alone, such as a king or ace, supported by a deuce only, or king or ace bare, debars the holder from calling misère is an experience common to every player.
1901, C.J. Melrose, Bridge Whist: Its Whys and Wherefores, A Progressive and Clear Method of Explanation and Illustration of the Game, and How to Play it Successfully, page 35:
By leaving the ace bare, you may be forced to play it on a small card, though your partner could have won the trick cheaply, or you may have to play it on a high card already played by your partner.
1909, Frank Crowninshield, The Bridge-fiend, A Cheerful Book for Bridge-Whisters, page 210:
Dummy had no diamonds. I held four to the eight, and the dealer took the first trick with the ten, leaving the ace bare in his hand.
2001, Terence Reese, Play Bridge with Reese, page 44:
I have got to rely on making seven club tricks, so I throw two hearts from dummy, leaving the ace bare.
