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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: In spades? #52469 01/11/02 12:18 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Spades being the highest suit at bridge, a good hand is even better in spades. The phrase emphasizes that spades (as the highest suit) can outbid the others, and also that spades (as the highest suit) is scored for the most posts of any suit. As in the phrase "doubled and redoubled, in spades". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted In spades? Wordwind 01/11/02 09:48 AM Re: In spades? NicholasW 01/11/02 11:46 AM Re: In spades? Faldage 01/11/02 12:01 PM Re: In spades? Keiva 01/11/02 12:18 PM Re: In spades? wow 01/11/02 12:48 PM Re: In spades? Wordwind 01/11/02 01:34 PM Re: In spades? Anonymous 01/11/02 02:16 PM Re: In spades? wwh 01/11/02 02:37 PM Re: In spades? Keiva 01/11/02 04:19 PM Re: In spades? Bobyoungbalt 01/12/02 03:38 AM Re: In spades? Bobyoungbalt 01/12/02 03:49 AM that goes double in spades wofahulicodoc 01/12/02 02:52 PM Re: In spades? tsuwm 01/12/02 03:31 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 793 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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