elder hand

American  

noun

1. eldest hand.

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Etymology

Origin of elder hand

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

The task of introducing a dissimilar writer to a new public has its own peculiar difficulties for the elder hand.

From Nocturne by Swinnerton, Frank

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

The laws prescribe that the scores, whether obtained by the elder hand or by the dealer, shall be reckoned in the following order of precedence—viz.:

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

When you are elder hand, and the score stands four for you, and one for your opponents, do not fail to order up the trump, to prevent either of them from going alone.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

The elder hand, or "Age," has no privilege.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis