cold deck

1 of 2

noun

1

: a stacked pack of playing cards

especially : one prepared for surreptitious substitution for the pack in play

2

: a pile of logs assembled when cut and left for later transportation to a mill compare hot deck

cold-deck

2 of 2

transitive verb

: cheat, defraud, swindle

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Transitive verb

cold deck

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