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• a variation of eldest hand.

elder hand

American  

noun

1. eldest hand.

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Etymology

Origin of elder hand

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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elder hand

If, by reason of the elder hand "begging," there is a further deal, and the dealer a second time turns up a knave, he again scores one.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

To all other players, beginning with the elder hand, the dealer is bound to offer cards.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

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

The elder hand may either play his own hand, pass, or take the widow.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

First Play.—The elder hand, the player on the left of the dealer, plays first.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous