deck
n.— «But police said after the drug deal was done, Colon approached the undercover cop with a knife. “Throw down your decks [bags of heroin],” Colon allegedly said.» —“Man Killed Trying To Steal Drugs From Cop: Police” by Angela C. Allen, Larry Celona, Philip Messing N.Y. Post Oct. 21, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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