slovo | definícia |
eldest hand (encz) | eldest hand, n: |
Eldest hand (gcide) | Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See
Elder, a.]
1. Oldest; longest in duration. --Shak.
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2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son,
daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. "My
lady's eldest son." --Shak.
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Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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Eldest hand (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left
hand. --R. A. Proctor.
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eldest hand (wn) | eldest hand
n 1: the card player on the dealer's left [syn: eldest hand,
elder hand] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Eldest hand (gcide) | Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See
Elder, a.]
1. Oldest; longest in duration. --Shak.
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2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son,
daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. "My
lady's eldest son." --Shak.
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Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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Eldest hand (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left
hand. --R. A. Proctor.
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