Hmmmm. Does this slang term perhaps refer to the exchange of greeting cards on holidays or special occasions?
Somehow, I doubt this has anything to do with Hallmark or Blue Mountain...
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And, if you agreed with me, you would (also) be right!
Here's the definition of to give one cards, according to Americanisms, Old and New by John Stephen Farmer:
A slang expression borrowed from the gaming table, signifying to give an advantage. The English equivalent "to give points" is derived from the billiard saloon.
Intrigued, I looked further, and found this term in A Book of Rocky Mountain Tales by By Richard Linthicum, published 1892, in an amusing little story titled "A Picture of Spring: The Difference between Idealism and Realism in Art." It's short, it's fun, and if you have a minute, you might check it out in its entirety below. (The expression appears in the last line of the story.)
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