long cardn.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋ ˈkɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋ ˌkɑrd/,

/ˈlɑŋ ˌkɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, card n.²

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + card n.²With sense 2b compare long suit n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a.

1. Conjuring. A card (typically a playing card) which is slightly longer or wider than the others in the deck or pack, and used to facilitate conjuring tricks.

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1774 W. Hooper Rational Recreations I. 89 The cards may be then cut several times, till you perceive by the touch that the long card is at bottom.

1824 Mirror of Lit. 25 Dec. 457/1 You cut them again at the long card, and shew one of them his card.

1872 Young Gentleman's Mag. 698/2 Packs with a long card can be obtained at many of the conjuring depôts.

1918 A. J. Lewis Latest Magic 78 Any card of the second pack, inserted into the one so treated, naturally becomes in effect, a long card.

1980 Boys' Life Mar. 12/3 The other long card, with the hidden red circle, is now second from the top.

2005 D. Rourke Everything Card Tricks Bk. 221/2 The cards can be riffled to show only the short cards or only the long cards.

†a. Whist. A card of a suit held only by one player after the other cards of the suit have been played. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > type of card

swab1681

swabber1699

long card1862

card of re-entry1870

1862 ‘Cavendish’ Princ. Whist 3 Long cards are cards of a suit remaining in one hand after the remainder of the suit is played.

1894 ‘Portland’ et al. Whist Table 397 Long Cards, the last cards of a suit held in one hand.

b. Contract Bridge. A low card from a suit from which four or more cards are held or have been played.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > types of card

card of re-entry1870

master card1872

singleton1876

entry1884

control1892

stopper1900

raiser1912

long card1913

loser1917

X1920

minor1927

top1929

side entry1937

penalty card1958

master1962

1913 E. V. Shepard Sci. Auction Bridge 221 They will run out a moderately long suit and leave adversaries a long card or two.

1936 E. Culbertson Contract Bridge Compl. i. 39 Low cards established from four-card or longer suits. They are called long cards.

1959 C. H. Goren New Contract Bridge in Nutshell (1960) 13 What is a long card? In the trump suit, long cards start at the fifth card. In a side suit, the fourth card is considered a long card.

1977 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 22 May 18/3 His long cards in the suit could wither on the vine.

2013 J. Blatnick Bridge: Oddz & Endz 58 You can only establish long cards where your side holds more cards than the bad guys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long card
释义	long cardn. Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈkɑːd/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋ ˌkɑrd/, /ˈlɑŋ ˌkɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, card n.² Etymology: < long adj.¹ + card n.²With sense 2b compare long suit n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a. 1. Conjuring. A card (typically a playing card) which is slightly longer or wider than the others in the deck or pack, and used to facilitate conjuring tricks. ΚΠ 1774 W. Hooper Rational Recreations I. 89 The cards may be then cut several times, till you perceive by the touch that the long card is at bottom. 1824 Mirror of Lit. 25 Dec. 457/1 You cut them again at the long card, and shew one of them his card. 1872 Young Gentleman's Mag. 698/2 Packs with a long card can be obtained at many of the conjuring depôts. 1918 A. J. Lewis Latest Magic 78 Any card of the second pack, inserted into the one so treated, naturally becomes in effect, a long card. 1980 Boys' Life Mar. 12/3 The other long card, with the hidden red circle, is now second from the top. 2005 D. Rourke Everything Card Tricks Bk. 221/2 The cards can be riffled to show only the short cards or only the long cards. 2. †a. Whist. A card of a suit held only by one player after the other cards of the suit have been played. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > type of card swab1681 swabber1699 long card1862 card of re-entry1870 1862 ‘Cavendish’ Princ. Whist 3 Long cards are cards of a suit remaining in one hand after the remainder of the suit is played. 1894 ‘Portland’ et al. Whist Table 397 Long Cards, the last cards of a suit held in one hand. b. Contract Bridge. A low card from a suit from which four or more cards are held or have been played. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > types of card card of re-entry1870 master card1872 singleton1876 entry1884 control1892 stopper1900 raiser1912 long card1913 loser1917 X1920 minor1927 top1929 side entry1937 penalty card1958 master1962 1913 E. V. Shepard Sci. Auction Bridge 221 They will run out a moderately long suit and leave adversaries a long card or two. 1936 E. Culbertson Contract Bridge Compl. i. 39 Low cards established from four-card or longer suits. They are called long cards. 1959 C. H. Goren New Contract Bridge in Nutshell (1960) 13 What is a long card? In the trump suit, long cards start at the fifth card. In a side suit, the fourth card is considered a long card. 1977 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 22 May 18/3 His long cards in the suit could wither on the vine. 2013 J. Blatnick Bridge: Oddz & Endz 58 You can only establish long cards where your side holds more cards than the bad guys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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