Yarborough

noun

Yar·​bor·​ough ˈyär-ˌbər-ə 

-ˌbə-rə,

-b(ə-)rə

: a hand in bridge or whist containing no ace and no card higher than a nine

Word History

Etymology

Charles Anderson Worsley, second Earl of Yarborough †1897 English nobleman said to have bet a thousand to one against the dealing of such a hand

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above