Decard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decard is a verb meaning (obsolete) To discard (get rid of a card).
Meaning
(obsolete) To discard (get rid of a card).
More Meanings
- (obsolete) To discard (throw away or reject)
Example Sentences
Philocles. Can you decard, madam? Queen. Hardly, but I must do hurt.
O but when this poore deceaved sot, begins to be beggerd, then his Lordship presently decards him, because hee can not serue more to make vp a full hundreth.
You cannot, sir; you have cast those by, decarded P'em; And, in a noble mind, so low and loosely To look back, and collect such lumps, and lick 'em Into new horrid forms again--
At trump, saint, and such other like, cutting at the neck is a great vantage, so is cutting by a bum card (finely) under and over, stealing the stock of the decarded cards, if there be broad laws beforced aforehand.
Word Forms
- decards
- decarding
- decarded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include discard, decardinalize, card, abdicate, throw, decrate.
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