Meaning & use
three of a kind
A poker hand made up of three cards of the same rank, plus two unrelated cards.
See it in a sentence
She won the round with three of a kind, all queens.
A three of a kind beats two pair but loses to a straight in most poker games.
A note on using this word
Ranks above 'two pair' and below 'straight' in standard poker hand rankings.
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