Technical Terms Used In Euchre
"Right Bower," or "Right,"--knave of the trump suit, which is the
highest card.
"Left Bower," or "Left,"--knave of the same color as the trump suit,
which is the second best card.
"Alone,"--playing without your partner.
"Assist," or "Help,"--ordering up the trump when your partner deals.
"Announce,"--to declare the suit which shall be trumps.
"Bridge,"--when the score of the eldest hand is four to one or four to
two in his favor.
"Crossing the suit,"--making the trump of a different color from the
suit turned down.
"Next,"--to make a trump of the color turned down.
"Euchre,"--when the party making the trump fails to take three tricks.
"Hand,"--the five cards dealt to each player.
"Ordering up,"--requiring the dealer and his partner to play the trump
turned up.
"Pass,"--declining to order up, assist, adopt, or make the trump.
"March,"--taking five tricks.
"Love Game," "Slam," or "Double,"--where the score is five to nothing.
"Lap,"--is where more points are made than are necessary to win a game,
and are carried to the next game.
"Rubber,"--consists of three games.
When, however, a lap is made in the third game, a fourth must be played.
A "Lay Card," or an "Outsider,"--is a card of a different suit from the
trump.
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