definitions

cold deck

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noun Cards Slang.

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

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Nearby words

cold color, cold comfort, cold cream, cold cut, cold cuts, cold deck, cold drink, cold duck, cold feet, cold feet, get, cold fish

Origin of cold deck

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cold deck

  • Cursing Bulldog for a cold-deck sharp, the other sullenly obeyed.

    Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser