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ELDER HAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does elder hand mean?
• ELDER HAND (noun)
The noun ELDER HAND has 1 sense:
1. the card player on the dealer's left
Familiarity information: ELDER HAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The card player on the dealer's left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
elder hand; eldest hand
Hypernyms ("elder hand" is a kind of...):
card player (someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games)
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