Little slam — Little Lit tle (l[i^]t t l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and least is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
little slam — n. Bridge the winning of all but one trick in a deal by the declarer … English World dictionary
little slam — noun winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge • Syn: ↑small slam • Hypernyms: ↑slam, ↑sweep * * * noun : the winning of all tricks except one in a card game (as bridge) called also small slam * * * … Useful english dictionary
little slam — lit′tle slam′ n. gam the winning of or bid for 12 of the 13 tricks of a deal in bridge Also called small slam Compare grand slam 1) … From formal English to slang
little slam — Bridge. the winning of twelve of the thirteen tricks of a deal. Also called small slam. Cf. grand slam (def. 1). [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
little slam — /ˈlɪtl slæm/ (say litl slam) noun See slam2 (def. 1) …
Little Slam — See Small Slam … The official rules of card games glossary
little slam — noun Date: circa 1897 the winning of all tricks except one in bridge … New Collegiate Dictionary
Little — Lit tle (l[i^]t t l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and least is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Little chief — Little Lit tle (l[i^]t t l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and least is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
