Definition of "laydown" [laydown]

• The act of laying down (noun)
• A physical mockup or layout of a page design (noun)
• A pattern of deployment (noun)
• A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract (noun)

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• "Dec 2012: Ed #5 suggests to you that your "laydown" (the number of books initially ordered and shipped on the publication date) looks good, and she'd like to see proposals for another 2 (full MS for the second by Mar, so they can slot you in Jan 2013, and a partial for the 3rd, to be slotted in Jan 2014)"
• "The training began that day, potty training, basic commands-sit, come, stay, her name of course, kennel, laydown, fetch, bring me the bird (a stuffed pheasant) we play with."
• "So firmly is the advice "find your 4-4 major-suit fits" drummed into all of our heads that no one was particularly surprised when both North-South pairs reached contracts of four hearts, which was hopeless, instead of three no trumps, which was laydown."