subway dealer n.
(US Und.) a card-sharp who deals from the bottom of the pack.
Big Con 183: All those starters are subway dealers. | ||
Dayton Dly News (OH) 16 Sept. 145/1: ‘He’s a subway dealer’ [...] a seldom used synonym for bottom dealer. | ||
News (Paterson, NJ) 3 July 42/2: What he didn’t know was that this particular cardster was a subway dealer. The ace of spades was on the bottom. | ||
L.A. Times Magazine 10 Feb. 33/2: If he’s a really superior ‘subway dealer,’ it is beautiful to behold. |