riffle stack

English

Noun

riffle stack (plural riffle stacks)

  1. (card games) A technique used to manipulate the order of a deck of cards while performing a standard riffle shuffle.
    • 1955, Ian Fleming, “‘Belly Strippers’, etc.”, in Moonraker, London: Pan Books, published 1959, page 20:
      Bond smiled grimly. "Steffi Esposito," he said softly. "That was the chap. American. Made me work ten hours a day for a week learning a thing called the Riffle Stack and how to deal Seconds and Bottoms and Middles."
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