Deck 16


1.

In general use, especially in the Western States, for a pack of cards. (This word occurs in Hoyle's famous Book of Games, but is now obsolete in England).

 
  1. DEITY.OF.JESUS.CHRIST.THE_ JEFF.IN V-20 N-12 SUNDAY_ 49-1225 83
   

People around here saying that they are of Christ, their Church's of Christ they go to, and what happened last night? Opened up their Christmas presents. Let's see about daddy; in there was under the Christmas tree of a many a man last night, set a big box of beer somewhere. No room for Jesus; all for beer. Opened up mama's present, a deck of cards. No room for Christ; the cards.

 
2.

A variety of poker, also called “twenty-deck” poker, in which twenty cards are used.

 
  1. JESUS.AT.THE.DOOR_ NEW.HAVEN.CT THURSDAY_ 58-0529 E-52
   

What is it today? It's a modern church member. Dad's down in the, somewhere playing a deck of-- a game of poker. Mama's out somewhere with some of her societies.

 

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