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deck definition

tv.
to knock someone to the ground. : Fred decked Bob with one blow.
n.
a pack of cigarettes. : Can you toss me a deck of fags, please?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

on deck

Available, ready for action, as in We had ten kids on deck to clean up after the dance. [Slang; second half of 1800s]
In baseball, scheduled to bat next, waiting near home plate to bat, as in Joe was on deck next. [1860s] Both usages allude to crew members being on the deck of a ship, in readiness to perform their duties.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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