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Its original French name is Trèfle which means "clover" and the card symbol depicts a three-leafed clover leaf.The Italian name is Fiori ("flower"). However, the English name "Clubs" is a translation of basto, the Spanish name for the suit of batons suggesting that Spanish-suited cards were used in England before French suits were invented.
The nine of diamonds is sometimes referred to as the "Curse of Scotland" The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card. [1] The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card.
The four French-suited playing cards suits used in the English-speaking world: diamonds (♦), clubs (♣), hearts (♥) and spades (♠) Traditional Spanish suits – clubs, swords, cups and coins – are found in Hispanic America, Italy and parts of France as well as Spain
The nine of diamonds playing card is often referred to as the Curse of Scotland [16] or the Scourge of Scotland, [17] there are a number of reasons given for this connection: It was the playing card used by Sir John Dalrymple , the Earl of Stair , to cryptically authorise the Glencoe Massacre .
In hands that require two runs, a player may choose to play the same suit for both runs, however connecting runs must have either a gap, and extra card or nine cards. Examples: Ace of clubs, 2 of clubs, 3 of clubs, and 4 of clubs, 6 of clubs, 7 of clubs, 8 of clubs, and 9 of clubs counts as two runs.
(Slang) A very weak hand. Sometimes paired with the name of a long suit: for example, "club bust" to denote a hand with long clubs and very little high card strength. See also Yarborough. Busy. A card that is needed for some purpose is said to be busy. For example, cards that a defender is trying to preserve while declarer executes a squeeze ...
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High card by suit and low card by suit refer to assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit. When suit ranking is applied, the most common conventions from lowest to highest are: ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ English alphabetical order clubs, followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades. This ranking is used in the game of bridge.