- a variation of eldest hand.
elder hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elder hand
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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The items in the elder hand thus being counted, the holder lays down one card, thus beginning the "play."
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
Shuffling—-Each person has a right to shuffle the cards before the deal; but it is usual for the elder hand only; and the dealer after.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
A and B play at Piquet, B being the dealer, and A the elder hand.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
When the elder hand counts something less than thirty in hand, but can make it up to thirty by play before his adversary counts one, he adds thirty on this account to his score.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
It is customary to call the non-dealer the "elder hand."
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
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