hole card

English

Noun

hole card (plural hole cards)

1. (poker, chiefly in the plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown.
2. (by extension) Something held in reserve, or concealed, until it is useful.

Derived terms

• hole carding

See also

• ace in the hole
• community card

Anagrams

• Dalreoch, Rochdale, coherald