ruffed

Definitions

adjective Furnished with a ruff.
adjective (Zoöl.) a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher.
adjective (Zoöl.) a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.

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Sontag ruffed and led a low spade – still on course for one down – and East won the trick with the nine.

An incredibly dramatic deal 2010
In today's deal, South played low from dummy on the first spade, ruffed in his hand and started to set up dummy's diamonds.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
South threw a diamond on the queen of clubs and ruffed a club.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
The actual declarer took the ace of spades, ruffed a spade and led a diamond.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
He ruffed a heart to set up his fifth heart but was stuck in dummy.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
But he ruffed a diamond at Trick Two and got to dummy with the A-K of clubs to ruff two more diamonds with high trumps.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
Cy ruffed, led a diamond to dummy and tried a heart to his queen, declining to try for a squeeze.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
South ruffed but got only the ace of diamonds besides.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
He won East's trump return in dummy and ruffed a club for his eighth trick, and dummy still had two high trumps.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
West led the K-A of hearts, and South ruffed and took the three top trumps.

Bridge Frank Stewart 2010