Tenace

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tenace \Ten"ace\ (t[e^]n"[asl]s), n. [F. tenace tenacious,
     demeurer tenace to hold the best and third best cards and
     take both tricks, the 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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