cold deck


nounCards Slang.
  1. a pack with the cards in prearranged order, secretly exchanged for the one in use; stacked deck.

Origin of cold deck

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words Nearby cold deck

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How to use cold deck in a sentence

  • The most expert manipulators of cards that ever dealt a second or shifted a cold deck sat behind the tables.

  • I had all I c'ud do not to make it plumb center, li'l' gel, but the jury'd ring in a cold deck on me if I had.

    Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn
  • They both soon sank to sleep on the cold deck, huddled close to each other, and locked close in each other's arms.

    The Pearl Box | "A Pastor"
  • Marian, she's a fine little woman that minds her own business, but she's getting a cold deck slipped into the game right along.

    Cow-Country | B. M. Bower
  • But the sudden change from the heated saloon to the cold deck chilled her, and she sneezed.

    Mr. Opp | Alice Hegan Rice