"nineteen hand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nineteen hands [plural]
Etymology: So called because 19 is one of the few scores between 0 and 29 that cannot actually be achieved. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nineteen hand (plural nineteen hands)
  1. (cribbage, humorous) A hand of cards that scores no points. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Cribbage
    Sense id: en-nineteen_hand-en-noun-en8ntnXJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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