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boardcard

boardcard noun: one of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand.

Noun

boardcard (plural boardcards)

  1. One of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand.
    • There is a betting round, and the dealer burns and turns a final boardcard.[…]At Texas holdem, each player receives two cards to start, and at the showdown may play both individual cards and three boardcards, called “playing the board.”1984, Louisiana Administrative Code; Title 42: Louisiana Gaming, page 71
    • Texas Hold ’Em and Omaha Poker / These poker games involve cards dealt to the players as well as boardcards that can be mutually used to improve hands. Players are dealt two downcards in Texas Hold ’Em, followed by a series of betting rounds. With each betting round, a new boardcard is added.1997, Vincent H. Eade, Raymond H. Eade, Introduction to the Casino Entertainment Industry, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 136

Forms of boardcard

pluralboardcards

Origin of boardcard

From board + card.

Questions about boardcard

What does boardcard mean?
Boardcard means one of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand.
What part of speech is boardcard?
Boardcard is a noun.
What is the plural of boardcard?
The plural of boardcard is boardcards.

Words near boardcard in the dictionary

  1. board-games
  2. board-room
  3. board-rooms
  4. board-shorted
  5. boardable
  6. boardcard
  7. boardcards
  8. boarded
  9. boarded out
  10. boarded up
  11. boarden

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