elder hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elder hand
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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In the case of equality the elder hand wins, but the ace of diamonds is always a winning card.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Led by your little elder hand, I learn'd to walk alone; Careful you us'd to be of me, My little brother John.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children by Lamb, Mary
Can the elder hand BEG more than once?
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The dealer then asks each player, beginning with the elder hand, whether he will play or "take miss."
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
Five cards of a suit, or four with pam, make a flush which sweeps the board, and yields only to a superior flush, or the elder hand.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
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