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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
An unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
