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Definition of Overcalling
1. overcall [v] - See also: overcall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcalling
Literary usage of Overcalling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Auction Methods Up-to-date by Milton Cooper Work (1920)
"This is only possible by the use of a thorough system of overcalling whereby ...
overcalling THE PARTNER'S NO TRUMP The question which has occasioned more ..."
2. Auction Developments by Milton C. Work (1913)
"... and as a rule an original bid of three or more is accompanied by the presence
of both the Ace and King of the suit. overcalling THE PARTNER ..."
3. Foster on Auction: A Complete Exposition of the Latest Developments of by Robert Frederick Foster (1918)
"Before any question of rebidding a no-trumper can arise, there must have been a
bid from one or other of the opponents overcalling it. ..."
4. Foster's Pirate Bridge: The Latest Development of Auction Bridge, with the by Robert Frederick Foster (1917)
"overcalling The moment a bid is accepted, each player in turn to the left of the
acceptor, including the one whose bid has just been accepted, ..."
5. Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of All the Indoor Games Played at by Robert Frederick Foster (1897)
"If he is outbid by some player overcalling him with a misere, he may be tempted
to amend his call to abundance. No call is good until every player who has ..."
6. Foster's Auction Made Easy: A Text Book for the Beginner, the Average Player by Robert Frederick Foster (1920)
"It is most important to take bids of this character out of the defensive class
by overcalling. Such take-outs invariably show that a no-trumper either is ..."
7. The Whist Table: A Treasury of Notes on the Royal Game by "Cavendish," C by Portland, Cavendish, Abraham S. Wilks (1894)
"... and the previous caller can then play his declaration, and, whether he wins
or loses, the overcalling player with the imperfect hand must pay the amount ..."
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