high card

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high card

noun high cards

  1. A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
  2. An honor card, specifically, a jack, queen, king or ace, that is crucial in determining the strength of a hand.

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noun lowest possible winning hand in poker

한국어하이 카드 hai kadeu
日本語ハイカード hai kādo
中文高牌 gāopái, 大牌 dàpái
Françaiscarte haute
Italianocarta alta

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@misc{high_card_2026,
  title = {high card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}