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Elder hand   /ˈɛldər hænd/   Listen
Elder hand

noun
1.
The card player on the dealer's left.  Synonym: eldest hand.






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"Elder hand" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tricks, the one nearest the dealer's left having to lead. It is, however, sometimes agreed that the holder of miss for the time being shall lead, but this is hardly a desirable departure from the more regular course of leaving the lead to the elder hand, and we cannot recommend its adoption. If the leader holds the ace of trumps he must lead it, and similarly, if the ace is turned up, and he holds the king, he must start off with that card. If he has two or three trumps (of any denomination) he must lead the highest. ...
— Round Games with Cards • W. H. Peel



Words linked to "Elder hand" :   card player, eldest hand



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