英语词汇yarborough的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Yarborough. Little is known about Charles Anderson Wors- ley, the second earl of Yarborough, aside from the fact that he was a knowledgeable card player and made himself a small for- tune, giving 1,000 to 1 odds that his bridge-playing compan- ions held no cards higher than a nine. The odds were with the English lord, for the chances of drawing such a 13-card hand are actually 1,827 to 1 against. Yarborough, born in the early 19th century, died in 1897, an old and probably rich man. Since his wagers, a Yarborough has been any hand in whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine, although the term also means a hand in which there are no trumps.

词汇	yarborough
词源	Yarborough. Little is known about Charles Anderson Wors- ley, the second earl of Yarborough, aside from the fact that he was a knowledgeable card player and made himself a small for- tune, giving 1,000 to 1 odds that his bridge-playing compan- ions held no cards higher than a nine. The odds were with the English lord, for the chances of drawing such a 13-card hand are actually 1,827 to 1 against. Yarborough, born in the early 19th century, died in 1897, an old and probably rich man. Since his wagers, a Yarborough has been any hand in whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine, although the term also means a hand in which there are no trumps.
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