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overruff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ruff
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.

noun

An act of overruffing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English ruff English overruff From over- + ruff.

Inflected Forms

overruffs (present, singular) overruffing (participle, present) overruffed (participle, past) overruffed (past) overruffs (plural)

Synonyms

overtrump

Antonyms

underruff

Questions

What does overruff mean?
To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.
Where does overruff come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English ruff English overruff From over- + ruff.

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