Defn: Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. [R.]
With auctionary hammer in thy hand. Dryden.
AUCTION BRIDGE
Auc"tion bridge.
Defn: A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9; and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.
AUCTIONEER
Auc`tion*eer", n.
Defn: A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.
AUCTIONEER
Auc`tion*eer", v. t.
Defn: To sell by auction; to auction.
Estates . . . advertised and auctioneered away. Cowper.
AUCTION PITCH
Auction pitch.
Defn: A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or "pitching" the trump suit. R. F. Foster.
AUCUPATION Au`cu*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. aucupatio, fr. auceps, contr. for aviceps; avis bird + capere to take.]