winning hand en · NOUN
Meanings
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A handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.
On the face of it, "Condor" has quite a winning hand. It offers a fast transit that no road vehicle can touch for door-to-door speed.
1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| winning hands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fr main gagnante (winning hand) · it mano vincente (winning hand) · fi voittokäsi (winning hand)