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Definition of Small slam
1. Noun. Winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Small Slam
Literary usage of Small slam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bridge Abridged: Or, Practical Bridge by William Dalton (1901)
"... and a certainty of winning eleven or twelve tricks, you can often get the
small slam, or convert the small slam into Grand Slam, by holding up, ..."
2. Foster on Auction: A Complete Exposition of the Latest Developments of by Robert Frederick Foster (1918)
"The difference between winning a small slam at hearts, with four honors, and
losing a grand slam in spades with four honors is 587 points, as a game adds ..."
3. Auction Methods Up-to-date by Milton Cooper Work (1920)
"COMMENT When Declarer wins the first trick, he sees that the long Clubs in Dummy
give a chance for a small slam, if the Club finesse be successful. ..."
4. The Fine Points of Auction Bridge by Florence Irwin (1912)
"... bid it up to a small slam, if necessary; and, as luck is with him, and the
king of spades lies under his fourchette, he can make a grand slam in ..."
5. Foster's Pirate Bridge: The Latest Development of Auction Bridge, with the by Robert Frederick Foster (1917)
"It is a small slam in hearts for N and E if N will keep on—another instance of
the two best combinations getting together. If the player who is tempted to ..."
6. Auction Developments by Milton C. Work (1913)
"the Clubs become established in two rounds or should the adverse trumps be divided
three and two, he can make a small slam. Trick 7. ..."
7. Bridge Whist: Its Whys and Wherefores: A Progressive and Clear Method of by C. J. Melrose (1901)
"If, then, the player on his left should lead another club, nothing could prevent
the dealer making a small slam. It is true that the chances are in favour ..."
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