What does "finesse" mean?
Finesse: (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
Additional senses
- 2.To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith.
- 3.(Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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