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The King of Spades is an age old nickname for the Grim Reaper or Death, it is said that the image of him is represented by a half-spade, half-skull representation (Citation needed), and is still widely revered in many popular death cults as the harbringer of death to all.
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king of spades — noun /kɪŋɡ.əv.speɪdz/ One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the spades suit … Wiktionary
king — [ kıŋ ] noun count *** 1. ) king or King a man who rules a country and is the senior male member of the royal family: Oswald became king in 634. King George VI 2. ) a man who is the best at doing a particular thing: king of: Elvis, the king of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
King (playing card) — The king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. The usual rank of a king is as if it were a 13, that is, above the queen. In some games, the king is the highest ranked card; in others, the ace is higher. In pinochle, both the ace and… … Wikipedia
king */*/*/ — UK [kɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms king : singular king plural kings 1) king or King a man who rules a country and is the senior male member of the royal family King George VI Oswald became king in 634. William was crowned King of England… … English dictionary
king*/*/*/ — [kɪŋ] noun [C] 1) a man who rules a country and is the senior male member of the royal family King George VI[/ex] Oswald became king in 634.[/ex] 2) a man who is the best at doing a particular thing Elvis, the king of rock and roll[/ex] 3) a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Spades — For other uses, see Spade (disambiguation). Origin United States Alternative name(s) Call Bridge Type Trick taking … Wikipedia
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king — Synonyms and related words: Muslim rulers, Prinz, ace, anointed king, atheling, banker, baron, best bower, big boss, big businessman, bishop, bower, business leader, businessman, captain of industry, cards, castle, chessman, chief, chieftain,… … Moby Thesaurus
Ace of Spades HQ — Infobox Actor caption = Ace of Spades HQ Logo imagesize = birthname = birthdate = birthplace = United States yearsactive = five spouse = what a startling idea academyawards= emmyawards = goldenglobeawards = baftaawards = awards = CPAC Blogger of… … Wikipedia
3B/RTR Spades — History= From [http://www.pagat.com/boston/spades.html the Card Games website] . Spades was invented in the United States of America in the 1930s and is played quite widely in North America. 3B/RTRSpades was invented at Bell Laboratories in Lisle … Wikipedia
