eldest hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eldest hand
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The eldest hand, i.e. the player on the dealer's left, has the first call.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
The eldest hand is that to the dealer’s right.
From Playful Poems by Morley, Henry
Auction Hearts.—In this the eldest hand examines his hand and bids a certain number of counters for the privilege of naming the suit to be got rid of, but without naming the suit.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
“Bridge,”—when the score of the eldest hand is four to one or four to two in his favor.
From The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 by Leeds, Herbert Corey
The eldest hand has the best position to play a lone hand, and the dealer the next best.
From The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 by Leeds, Herbert Corey
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