ten-spot

[ ten-spot ]

/ ˈtɛnˌspɒt /

a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.

Slang. a ten-dollar bill.

Origin of ten-spot

First recorded in 1835–45

The ten-spot of hearts seemed to have startled her for some reason.

Hearts and Masks |Harold MacGrath
Claw, whose exposed cards were a ten-spot and a jack, hesitated for a moment and tossed in a blue chip.

Snowdrift |James B. Hendryx
A king of diamonds showed first, then a ten-spot and a six-spot of the same suit.

Crooked Trails and Straight |William MacLeod Raine
"I notice you've got a lot of guides in the halls," he said as the bellman eyed the ten-spot.

Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett

Poker dice are marked with ace, king, queen, jack and ten-spot.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 |Various