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A Poker hand of a pair of aces and a pair of eights has been known in American culture as a 'Dead man's hand'. Since Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back of the head on August 2, 1876. Hickok was holding those cards in his hand when the bullet entered his head. He died in Carl Mann's saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota.
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What long term goals does tom hope to achieve by his work contents of a dead mans pocket?
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Where does the term dead reckoning come from?
dead reckoning --> deduced reckoning
Where did the term hand over fist come from?
Probably a nautical term used when hauling a rope, originally quoted as 'hand over hand'
When is the term Mans accepted?
The term "mans" is not grammatically correct in any situation. The correct plural is "men" and the correct possessive is "man's".
Where did the term 'wedging clay' come from?
The term "wedging clay" derives from the ceramic and pottery procedures to prepare clay by hand.
What is the biblical meaning of mans household?
The term 'household' refers to the family.
What is the dead mans hand called?
In poker, a dead man's hand is two pair, aces and eights, two of each with another card of whatever. This is the hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding at the time of his murder on 8/2/1876Two aces & two eights, called a dead man's hand. Legend has it that's the poker hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot dead in Deadwood, South Dakota.This term is also used for a hand that is very good, but not a winner (so you are definitely going to lose money on it).Example:You are holding AA in Holdem, and the flop brings AKK. Now if your opponent is holding KK, which gives him four of a kind, you are holding a deadman's hand, since you are very likely to put lots of money in the pot, or even go allin, with a losing hand.
What is the English term of the flower of the dead?
dead flower?
Where does the word mudra come from?
Mudra is a term from the indian culture of Buddhism and Hinduism. It is the term for a symbolic gesture of the hand wich is intended as an artistic or religic image, such as a painting or a sculpture of a saint.
What are the long term effects of boxing?
there are many effects of boxing such as brain damage and black mans nose
Is death a long term or short term effect?
I think it's probably a long term effect because all the people back on earth who know the person who's dead will be in mourning and suffer the loss for decades to come. (Concerning the person who actually died, it's kinda short term because they aren't suffering in the future, they're dead, but that depends on if you believe in the afterlife or not!!!)
What is a collapse?
A collapsed star is a term used to describe a "dead" star, which is a star that has come to the end of its lifetime and just collapses on itself. A black hole
