Asking bid
a conventional bid by which a bidder asks for specific information about the strength of his or her partner’s hand in a given suit.
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the price originally demanded by the seller, as before any reduction resulting from bargaining, discount, etc. Contemporary Examples Unable to get their asking price, the Milners took it off the market in January this year. New Questions in JonBenet’s Murder Christine Pelisek October 3, 2010 When Cage first put it on the market a few […]
- Askja
a volcano in E central Iceland. 4754 feet (1449 meters). Historical Examples The largest volcano in Iceland, the Dyngjufkll, with its immense crater of Askja, has an area of some twenty-five square miles. The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes Edwin J. Houston Askja (a˙skya˙), a volcano near the centre of Iceland, first brought into […]
- Askoi
an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- Askos
an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar. Historical Examples The pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th […]
- Asl
American Shuffleboard League. . American Soccer League. Contemporary Examples Brush up on your sign language with this awesome ASL cover of “Bad Romance.” 11 Hilarious Lady Gaga Wannabes The Daily Beast Video May 29, 2010 She also got a few students from the local university ASL class to come and sign with me. This Is […]