side card
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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For instance, if the middle card displayed a circle and a cross, then the correct choice would be the side card containing a square and a triangle rather than the side card containing two squares.
From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2015
"Yo' no fool anybod' with da side card."
From Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends by Standish, Burt L.
If I choose to hold a side card to threes that is my business.
From Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends by Standish, Burt L.
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