English Explanatory Dictionary

Namyats

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A conventional agreement to open hands with a long major suit that are too strong for a direct preemptive opening with a 'two-under' transfer bid. When the long suit is in hearts, opener bids 4♣, and when it is in spades, opener bids 4♦.

Word forms

Namyats

Etymology

Reversed spelling of Stayman, the surname of Victor Mitchell's bridge partner, Samuel Stayman.

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