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vienna coup

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
vi-en-na -coup
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.

Etymology

First published by James Clay (1804-1873), who had observed it being executed in the days of whist by "the greatest player in Vienna", whose identity is unknown.

Inflected Forms

Vienna coups (plural)

Questions

What does vienna coup mean?
An unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.
Where does vienna coup come from?
First published by James Clay (1804-1873), who had observed it being executed in the days of whist by "the greatest player in Vienna", whose identity is unknown.

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