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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the card player on the dealer's left;
[syn: eldest hand, elder hand]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See Elder, a.] 1. Oldest; longest in duration. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. "My lady's eldest son." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Their eldest historians are of suspected credit. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] Eldest hand (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left hand. --R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

eldest hand n 1: the card player on the dealer's left [syn: eldest hand, elder hand]