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boardcard

noun

Etymology

From board + card.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  2. derived from carō
  3. derived from *carito✻
  4. derived from carda
  5. derived from carde
  6. inherited from carde
  7. compounded as boardcard — “board + card”

Definitions

  1. One of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be…

    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.”
    • Three boardcards are turned simultaneously and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each.

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