lone hand (redirected from playing a lone hand)

lone hand

n.

1. Games

a. A hand played without help from a partner's hand.

b. A card player without a partner.

2. See lone wolf.

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lone hand

n

1. (Group Games / Card Games) (in card games such as euchre) an independent player or hand played without a partner

play a lone hand to operate without assistance

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lone hand - a person who avoids the company or assistance of others lone wolf, loner individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte, solitary, hermit - one who lives in solitude