THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY.......................

• Business double : often a very large whiskey to celebrate pulling off a superb contract
• Take a view : the process by which a decision can be reached without having to consider the evidence or determine the truth
• Vacant spaces : what usually lies between most bridge players' ears
• Half trick : an early withdrawal from congress
• Tap : a manner commonly used by players to persuade their partners to lend them some cash
• Tight : the term given to players who can't be "tapped "
• Analysis : a high level cognitive skill lost to the run-of-the-mill bridge player
• Control : what players fail to do with their anger and frustration , allowing their emotions to run riot instead