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hole cards

hole cards is the plural of hole card.

Meaning of hole card

Noun

hole card (plural hole cards)

  1. (in plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown.
  2. (figuratively, extension) Something held in reserve, or concealed, until it is useful.

Questions about hole cards

What is hole cards the plural of?
Hole cards is the plural of hole card.

Words near hole cards in the dictionary

  1. holduppers
  2. holdups
  3. hole
  4. hole card
  5. hole carding
  6. hole cards
  7. hole in one
  8. hole in ones
  9. hole in the head
  10. hole out
  11. hole punch

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