top-hatting
n.— «The sages at Binion’s say the fastest way to make a buck is by top-hatting, or marking the back of the cards with your fingernails.» —“Lingua Franca Poker-Faced Diplomats” by Mark Honigsbaum Guardian (U.K.) Jan. 4, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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