Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tenace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tenace \Ten"ace\, n. [F. tenace tenacious, demeurer tenace to
hold the best and third best cards and take both tricks, and
adversary having to lead. See {Tenacious}.] (Whist)
The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best
cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best
with third best card of a suit in any hand.
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