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
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There was faro and poker for the Americans, monte for the Spaniards, lansquenet for the Frenchmen, and smaller games for the outsiders.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
The Duke determined to quit the height which the lansquenet occupied, and take up a position in the plain beneath.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff
A knight in armour, his horse being led between two of the lansquenet from the outpost, now approached the place where Long Peter, their general, and the other men, were assembled.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff
From lansquenet they very soon passed to dice and betting, with others who strolled up to the table.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer
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
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