Pips, Pipped

The spots or marks on the face of a card. When used as a verb, the term refers to a card beating another by a single “pip” — i.e., outranking another by one. “I turned over {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}, but he showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} having me pipped with his kicker.”

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