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| has gloss | eng: The Merrimac coup (also known as Hobsons coup or Hobsons choice) is a contract bridge coup where a player (usually a defender) sacrifices a high card in order to eliminate a vital entry from an opponent's hand (usually a dummy). It was named after American steam ship Merrimac, which was sunk during the Spanish-American War in 1898 in Santiago de Cuba in an attempt to bottle up the Spanish fleet. |
| lexicalization | eng: Merrimac coup |
| instance of | c/Algonquian loanwords |
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| has gloss | pol: Manewr Merrimac (także Merrimac Coup) to manewr obrońcy polegający na poświęceniu własnej figury w celu odcięcia rozgrywającego od potencjalnego źródła lew (longera). |
| lexicalization | pol: Manewr Merrimac |
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