单词 | to slip the cut |
释义 | > as lemmasto slip the cut b. Cards. To palm (a card); †absol., to cheat in this manner in playing. to slip the cut (see quot. 1879). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [verb (intransitive)] > methods of cheating swig1591 cog1592 slip1760 to top the deck1894 to deal seconds1951 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > cheat someone at cards [verb (transitive)] > methods of cheating pack1575 palm1671 spur1674 slip1807 stack1825 pass1859 stock1864 riffle1891 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > play at cards [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > deal, shuffle, or cut cutc1555 swig1591 lift1599 misdeal1834 split1866 to slip the cut1879 1760 S. Foote Minor i. 27 I am..an adept in their science, can slip, shuffle, cog, or cut with the best of 'em. 1807 Sporting Mag. 29 197 Few could more dextrously slip a card or cog a die. 1840 W. C. Curteis Rep. Cases Eccl. Courts 1 414 (note) He..detected him slipping the king, commonly called ‘palming’, for the purpose of cheating..him. 1879 Sporting Exam. 19 Aug. 262 The usual method of slipping the cut is to pick up with your right hand the cards removed from the top of the pack, and place them in the open palm of your left hand [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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