cold deck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cold deck
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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You always had in mind the fact that all these guys were in foxholes someplace or sitting out on some cold deck somewhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the sudden change from the heated saloon to the cold deck chilled her, and she sneezed.
From Mr. Opp by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
He comes back at you with a cold deck.
From Steve Yeager by William MacLeod Raine
"This looks as if we'd been handed a rotten deal from a cold deck."
From Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes
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.
From Rimrock Trail by Joseph Allan Dunn
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