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dead man's hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
dead- -man's -hand
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.

noun

An ace and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

noun

Other various hands, among them a full house of three jacks and two tens.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

The aces and eights sense is from a legend that Wild Bill Hickok was holding such cards at the time he was killed in 1876.

Usage

Phrases

dead man's fingers

Frequently Paired Words

dead man's fingers

Synonyms

aces and eights eights and aces kelter

Questions

What does dead man's hand mean?
A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.
Where does dead man's hand come from?
The aces and eights sense is from a legend that Wild Bill Hickok was holding such cards at the time he was killed in 1876.

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