lansquenet
Americannoun
noun
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a gambling game of chance
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an archaic spelling of landsknecht
Etymology
Origin of lansquenet
< French < German Landsknecht
Example Sentences
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"Yes, yes, the lansquenet knows the arts of war; no one dare pass the spot where the commanders are, without knowing his business," said the general.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff
Scarcely had they taken their departure, when a disturbance was observed at the door where the lansquenet were on guard, which attracted the notice of the Ulerich.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff
The French introduced rouge-et-noir, roulette, lansquenet, and vingt-et-un.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Henry Childs Merwin
Here's some gold I won at lansquenet this morning.
From The Barber of Paris by Charles Paul de Kock
With the idea of calming frayed nerves, somebody suggested that they should all adjourn for a flutter at lansquenet, then ousting écarté.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Horace Wyndham
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