ten-spot


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ten′-spot`



n.
1. a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
2. Slang. a ten-dollar bill.
[1835–45]
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Noun1.ten-spot - one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
ten
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
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