| 单词 | pat hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspat hand pat hand n. Poker a hand which is of sufficient value to play as it is dealt, without needing to draw from the pack; also figurative (chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > type of hand two bullets and a bragger1807 full1843 full hand1846 pat hand1865 blind hand1872 full house1879 blaze1880 tiger1889 kilter1895 drawing hand1910 bust1932 made hand1974 1865 G. M. Evans How Gamblers Win 43 As a general thing, ‘pat hands’, that is, hands which fall complete without drawing (as flushes, fulls, or four of a kind)—should be avoided, as they tend to excite suspicion. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 411/2 Pat Hand, (in poker) an original hand not likely to be improved by drawing. 1903 Architect 24 Apr. (Suppl.) 28/2 Anybody's liable to play a pat hand too strong. 1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. b2/5 It is the owners who definitely hold the pat hand in this ugly game of financial poker. 2003 Caribbean Today (Nexis) Mar. 14 24 Judging by Arena's grin he may be sitting with a pat hand. < as lemmas |
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