elder hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elder hand
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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It is considered desirable for you, if elder hand, to take all five of your cards, unless you have a chance of a great score, and there can be no repique against you.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
Can the elder hand beg more than once?
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The dealer and the elder hand alone look at their cards in the first instance, the option of begging resting with the latter.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
The advantage is invariably or the side of the elder hand.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
First, however, the elder hand, at this game known as the "Age," before seeing his cards, starts the pool with a preliminary stake known as the "ante."
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
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