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nineteen hand

nineteen hand noun: a hand of cards that scores no points.

Noun

nineteen hand (plural nineteen hands)

  1. (humorous, cribbage) A hand of cards that scores no points.

Forms of nineteen hand

pluralnineteen hands

Origin of nineteen hand

So called because 19 is one of the few scores between 0 and 29 that cannot actually be achieved.

Questions about nineteen hand

What does nineteen hand mean?
Nineteen hand means a hand of cards that scores no points.
What part of speech is nineteen hand?
Nineteen hand is a noun.
What is the plural of nineteen hand?
The plural of nineteen hand is nineteen hands.

Words near nineteen hand in the dictionary

  1. ninesies
  2. ninesome
  3. ninesomes
  4. nineteen
  5. Nineteen Eighty-Four
  6. nineteen hand
  7. nineteen hands
  8. nineteen hundred
  9. nineteen hundreds
  10. nineteen to the dozen
  11. nineteen-fifties

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