First Known Use: 1900
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Yarborough
noun Yar·bor·ough \ˈyär-ˌbər-ə, -ˌbə-rə, -b(ə-)rə\
Definition of YARBOROUGH
: a hand in bridge or whist containing no ace and no card higher than a nine
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Origin of YARBOROUGH
Charles Anderson Worsley, 2d Earl of Yarborough †1897 English nobleman said to have bet a thousand to one against the dealing of such a hand
Rhymes with YARBOROUGH
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