| 单词 | to top the deck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto top the deck b. to top the deck: (in card-sharping) to manipulate which card appears on the top of the pack. 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 1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ v. 83 [The cuff holdout] is a neat invention to top the deck. 1911 Washington Post 21 May (Miscellany section) 3/6 It is this move which gives the trick its name, topping the deck. As Light buys the first card, he naturally fills his straight. 2011 R. Williamson Frontier Gambling 223 The Ring Holdout, this simple device is a short watch-spring that is attached onto a finger ring. It enabled an unaccomplished sharper to steal a card off the top of the deck—called, ‘topping the deck’. < as lemmas |
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