- Card sharps
Cardsharps can refer to:
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Card sharp , acard game cheat or magician
*"Cardsharps", a painting by Caravaggio
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Card marking — is the process of altering playing cards such that the suit, rank or both are only apparent to the person marking the cards (or potentially another conspirator), usually for the purpose of cheating at cards by card sharps. To be effective, the… … Wikipedia
Card sharp — A card sharp (informally also cardsharp, card shark, cardshark) is a person who uses skill and deception to win at poker or other card games. Also known in card gaming jargon as a mechanic , an older politically incorrect term is greek .Fact|date … Wikipedia
card sharp — noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games • Syn: ↑cardsharp, ↑cardsharper, ↑card sharper, ↑sharper, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy, ↑card shark • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
card sharp — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms card sharp : singular card sharp plural card sharps a professional card player who cheats in order to win money … English dictionary
card·sharp — /ˈkɑɚdˌʃɑɚp/ noun, pl sharps [count] : someone who makes money by cheating at card games called also card shark … Useful english dictionary
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