TENACES

Noun

tenaces

plural of tenace

Anagrams

• Canetes, cetanes

Source: Wiktionary


TENACE

Ten"ace, n. Etym: [F. tenace tenacious, demeurer tenace to hold the best and third best cards and take both tricks, and adversary having to lead. See Tenacious.] (Whist)

Definition: The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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