discard pile
Where discards accumulate
A discard pile is where used or rejected cards accumulate during a card game, typically face-up and separate from the draw pile.
Players discard unwanted cards here, and in many games can draw from it: She picked up the seven from the discard pile.
The term extends to any collection of rejected items: His résumé landed in the discard pile.
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