"hand mucker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hand muckers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hand mucker (plural hand muckers)
  1. (gambling, slang) A cheat who covertly adds or removes cards during a card game. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-hand_mucker-en-noun-g6caKiQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: gambling, games

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