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jacoby transfer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
ja-coby -trans-fer
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

Etymology

Popularized by a 1956 article in The Bridge World by Oswald Jacoby.

Inflected Forms

Jacoby transfers (plural)

Questions

What does jacoby transfer mean?
A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.
Where does jacoby transfer come from?
Popularized by a 1956 article in The Bridge World by Oswald Jacoby.

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