court card

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There was one other student but I quickly ascertained that he was only at the meeting to get his court card signed.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2012

M. Dubois asked him aloud whether he should take a court card.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles

Spread part of the pack before a person, in such way that only one court card is visible; and so arrange it, that it shall appear the most prominent and striking card.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

When he tells you he has determined on one, shuffle the cards, and, turning them up one by one, when you come to the court card tell him that is the one.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

If, however, in playing for a court card, one of the players puts down another court card, then his neighbor must pay him, and he takes the whole pack instead of the previous player.

From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence