Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
ONE

Construct: Noun
Definition: A word used in card games (three-card brag, niner, poker) to describe a hand of the same suit (also called 'Blue'), hence an 'Ace-one' a hand of one suit, 'Ace-high'.
Use:
Derivation: Unknown, but probably because all cards are of the same colour, hence all one.


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