verb
- playing cards alternately from two hands so that each hand trumps the other’s lead suit
Usage: bridge and whist
Examples
- The partnership succeeded by crossruffing hearts and spades.
- They were crossruffing effectively until the opponents caught on.
- Crossruffing allowed them to take several extra tricks.
- The declarer began crossruffing after drawing only one round of trumps.
- By crossruffing, they managed to make their ambitious contract.
- The defense tried to prevent crossruffing by leading trumps.