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side card
Americannoun
Cards.
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Poker. the highest card in a hand that is not part of a scoring combination, as not being one of a pair, three of a kind, etc., and that serves to determine by its denomination the higher ranking of two otherwise equal hands.
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a card other than a trump; plain card.
Etymology
Origin of side card
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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