hole card
noun
1
: a card in stud poker that is properly dealt facedown and that the holder need not expose before the showdown
2
: something (such as a reliable advantage) that is held in reserve especially for use at a strategic moment
Examples of hole card in a Sentence
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The action will then fast-forward to the flop, with the entire table entered with whatever hole cards they were dealt.
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Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
In a poker game, the other side doesn’t get to see your pocket hole cards until the call.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
If most of your jewelry consists of earrings, be sure to get a box that has pockets and hole cards with spots for hoops, studs, and dangling earrings.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
Combining two hole cards and five community cards, the goal is to put together the best possible five-card combinations.
—Kevin Wolff, cleveland, 6 June 2023
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
In a poker game, the other side doesn’t get to see your pocket hole cards until the call.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
If most of your jewelry consists of earrings, be sure to get a box that has pockets and hole cards with spots for hoops, studs, and dangling earrings.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
Combining two hole cards and five community cards, the goal is to put together the best possible five-card combinations.
—Kevin Wolff, cleveland, 6 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Hole card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20card. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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