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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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
We are his most gracious highness's lansquenet; and our captain has ordered us not to let one soul of you go up to the holy altar.
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
"But by Saint Peter, my holy patron and brother lansquenet, every thing is for the best in this world."
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
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