auction bridge
noun
a variety of bridge in which odd tricks won in excess of the number named in the contract are scored toward game.
Compare contract(def 5).
Origin of auction bridge
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby auction bridge
auc,
auckland,
auckland islands,
auction,
auction block,
auction bridge,
auction pinochle,
auction pitch,
auctioneer,
auctorial,
aucuba
Example sentences from the Web for auction bridge
Jane's partner was a stout old gentleman whose wife was shrieking with merriment at an auction-bridge table.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for auction bridge
auction bridge
noun
a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards game