railroad bible

railroad bible
   American
   a pack of playing cards
   Gambling was prevalent on long train journeys:
    In the United States a pack of cards became known as a 'railroad bible'. Some 300 card sharks operated the Union Pacific. (Faith, 1990 — for the sake of passenger safety, I hope he meant 'operated on the Union Pacific')

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