Yarborough
pronunciation
How to pronounce Yarborough in British English:
UK ['jɑːb(ə)rə]
How to pronounce Yarborough in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Yarborough (n.)
- in bridge/whist, a hand with no card above a nine, 1874, said to be so called for an unnamed Earl of Yarborough who bet 1,000 to 1 against its occurrence.
Example
- 1. The yarborough report became the blueprint for the national cancer act , which was signed into law in 1971 by president richard nixon .