winning hand

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winning hand (plural winning hands)

  1. A handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.
    • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 45:
      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.

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