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- [yahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh or, esp. British, -ber-uh]
- /ˈyɑrˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ or, esp. British, -bər ə/
- /ˈjɑː.ˌbə.rəʊ/
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- [yahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh or, esp. British, -ber-uh]
- /ˈyɑrˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ or, esp. British, -bər ə/
Definitions of yarborough word
- noun yarborough a hand in which no card is higher than a nine. 1
- noun yarborough (in bridge or whist) a hand with no card above a nine. 1
- noun yarborough a hand of 13 cards in which no card is higher than nine 0
- noun yarborough a bridge or whist hand containing no card higher than a nine 0
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Origin of yarborough
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; after the 2nd Earl of Yarborough (died 1897), said to have bet 1000 to 1 against its occurrence
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Parts of speech for Yarborough
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yarborough popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Top questions with yarborough
- how old is cale yarborough?
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