2. Noun. (poker) (plural of overcall) ¹
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Definition of Overcalls
1. overcall [v] - See also: overcall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcalls
Literary usage of Overcalls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foster on Auction: A Complete Exposition of the Latest Developments of by Robert Frederick Foster (1918)
"When the second hand overcalls the dealer. 2. When second hand passes, ...
When second hand passes, fourth hand overcalls, and the dealer rebids, ..."
2. Auction Methods Up-to-date by Milton Cooper Work (1920)
"passed, and that partner overcalls the No Trump, the situation is very different.
... When the partner of a No Trump bidder overcalls with two of a Minor, ..."
3. Foster's Pirate Bridge: The Latest Development of Auction Bridge, with the by Robert Frederick Foster (1917)
"If a bid has been made and accepted, and the player who overcalls it cannot find
an acceptor, the bid that overcalls is void, and the situation returns to ..."
4. Foster's Auction Made Easy: A Text Book for the Beginner, the Average Player by Robert Frederick Foster (1920)
"If the dealer bids one in a major suit, and his partner simply overcalls it with
another suit, that is a distinct denial of any assistance for the dealer's ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... and redoubling only affect the score and not the declaration, so that a call
of two diamonds overcalls one no-trump even though this has been doubled. ..."
6. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1794)
"... will become a beautiful country, and fit to be compared to the beft parts of
Switzerland.—One gloomy reflection overcalls this chearful ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and redoubling only affect the score and not the declaration, so that a call
of two diamonds overcalls one no-trump even though this has been doubled. ..."
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