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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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 Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith
Here's some gold I won at lansquenet this morning.
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
“Know, ignorant creature,” replied Charlotte, with mock solemnity, “that lansquenet can be played, and that tradesmen’s bills can be put behind the fire.”
From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Holt, Emily Sarah
He took a hand at lansquenet, and complained of the low limit imposed by the banker, Monsieur de St. Aignan.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.
Certainly such elegant laced-up figures as are seen now-a-days among military men, were not the fashion among the lansquenet and their commanders, A. D. 1519.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm
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