: a series of plays in a card game (such as bridge) in which partners alternately trump different suits and lead to each other for that purpose.

What does cross ruff mean?

crossruff. / (ˈkrɒsˌrʌf) bridge whist / noun. the alternate trumping of each other's leads by two partners, or by declarer and dummy.

What is a ruff in bridge?

In trick-taking games, to ruff means to play a trump card to a trick (other than when trumps were led). ... In others, like Bridge and Whist, he may instead discard (play any card in any other suit). Normally, ruffing will win a trick. But it is also possible that a subsequent player will overruff (play a higher trump).