man with the ax
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Etymology[edit]
So called because, while the other three king cards are commonly depicted with swords, the king of diamonds is depicted with an ax.
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Proper noun[edit]
- (card games, slang) The king of diamonds in a deck of playing cards.
- 1989 February 13, “The Measure of a Man” (2:41), in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur):
- The game is seven card high/low with a buy on the last card. And just to make it more interesting, the man with the ax takes all.
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Translations[edit]
nickname for the king of diamonds — see also king of diamonds
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