yarborough

See also: Yarborough

English

Etymology

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

Noun

yarborough (plural yarboroughs)

1. (card games) 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.