chemmy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chemmy
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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The club was closed by the 1845 law prohibiting chemmy and almost all other forms of card playing for stakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The decision was received joyfully by Mayfair's gamblers, and the police expect that the average of 40 chemmy parties a night will soon be doubled.
From Time Magazine Archive
An average chemmy party has from 20 to 30 players, most of them young men, many titled, who gather around a green baize horseshoe table.
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Cried jubilant Defendant Scaramanga: "I've been playing chemmy since I left Sunday school."
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