eldest hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eldest hand
First recorded in 1590–1600
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If the dealer's partner pass the declaration to the dealer, the eldest hand may demand: I. That there shall be a new deal.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
The eldest hand, i.e. the player on the dealer's left, has the first call.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
The eldest hand then announces that he will make a certain number of tricks provided he may name the trump, or lose a certain number without trumps.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
Should the eldest hand pass, the second hand may pass, assist, or play alone; in either of the last two cases the dealer may take it from him and play alone.
From The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 by Herbert Corey Leeds
“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 Herbert Corey Leeds
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