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cue bid

1

noun

, Bridge.
  1. a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.


cue-bid

2

[ kyoo-bid ]

verb (used with object)

, cue-bid, cue-bid·den or cue-bid, cue-bid·ding.
  1. to show control of (a suit) by a cue bid.

verb (used without object)

, cue-bid, cue-bid·den or cue-bid, cue-bid·ding.
  1. to make a cue bid.

cue bid

noun

  1. contract bridge a bid in a suit made to show an ace or a void in that suit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cue bid1

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of cue bid2

First recorded in 1960–65

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