A player who has three sure tricks irrespective of how the cards are played, and is therefore certain to win the pot, is said to have a âcinchâ. In this case there are additional restrictions. If you have a cinch and it is your turn to lead, you must lead your highest trump.
Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: linin(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended.
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