straight flush

n. Games

A hand in which all five cards are of the same suit and in numerical sequence, ranked above four of a kind in poker.

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straight flush

(Card Games) (in poker) five consecutive cards of the same suit

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straight′ flush′

a poker hand containing five consecutive cards of the same suit.

[1860–65]

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straight flush - a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit

poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker

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"Straight flush of four, open at both ends--a good drawing hand."

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