"bluff catcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluff catchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluff catcher (plural bluff catchers)
  1. (poker slang) A hand which can beat a bluff but not any hand better than a bluff. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-bluff_catcher-en-noun-TDqWorgN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: card-games, poker

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