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====== Slip Cut ====== | ====== Slip Cut ====== | ||
- | The Slip Cut is a centuries-old sleight. While frequently referred to in the old literature, handling details are generally scant. The standard handling uses the fingertips of the hand holding the deck in dealing grip to slip the top card away from the top packet. The earliest known mention of using the thumb to hold back or slip the top card was published as "The Downs Hinge Shift" in " | + | The in-the-hands |
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+ | The earliest known mention of using the thumb to hold back or slip the top card was published as "The Downs Hinge Shift" in " | ||
Given the age of the Slip Cut, there has been speculation that the thumb variant likely predates Downs, but no evidence has yet been found. | Given the age of the Slip Cut, there has been speculation that the thumb variant likely predates Downs, but no evidence has yet been found. | ||
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