an expression taken from a method of cheating in
card games whereby the
dealer has
covertly given certain players the playing
card from the bottom of the deck instead of from the top. Used figuratively in the lecture.
given out without (one's)
awareness or
conscious knowledge. An expression taken from a method of dealing in
card games whereby the
dealer covertly gives certain players a playing
card from the bottom of the deck instead of from the top.