lone hand

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lone hand

1. Games

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

b. A card player without a partner.

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lone hand

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

2. play a lone hand to operate without assistance

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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

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