chemin de fer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chemin de fer
1890–95; < French: literally, railroad; so called from the speed of the game
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A form of baccarat called "chemin de fer" was played by James Bond in the casino scene of the 1962 film Dr No.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2017
An exclusive excerpt from LIFE's new book, '50 Years of James Bond' The air is electric at this posh London casino, where a beautiful woman has been losing big at chemin de fer.
From Time ● Oct. 5, 2012
Last month the dust sheets went over the chemin de fer tables at Crockford's, which ranked as one of London's oldest and plushest gambling clubs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upper-crust Guatemalans love to gamble, and Arbenz learned to drop up to $1,000 at a friendly session of poker or chemin de fer and laugh it off.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Vali hears that the people all along the road have been telling me it was a chemin de fer, he fairly shakes in his boots with laughter.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
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