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fantan
(encz) | fantan, n: |
Fan-tan
(gcide) | Fan-tan \Fan"-tan`\ (f[a^]n"t[a^]n`), n. [Chinese (of Canton) in
an-tan-kun gambling house.]
1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small
objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and
the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the
sum of the counters is divided by four.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in
sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of
his cards being the winner.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
fantan
(wn) | fantan
n 1: a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are
placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left
(0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4) [syn: fantan, fan tan]
2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in
sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are
the first to use all your cards [syn: fantan, sevens,
parliament] |
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Fan-tan
(gcide) | Fan-tan \Fan"-tan`\ (f[a^]n"t[a^]n`), n. [Chinese (of Canton) in
an-tan-kun gambling house.]
1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small
objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and
the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the
sum of the counters is divided by four.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in
sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of
his cards being the winner.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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