manille
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of manille
1665–75; alteration of Spanish malilla, diminutive of obsolete mala, noun use of feminine of malo bad < Latin malus
Example Sentences
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For there's the cafe open wide, And there they set me up; And there I smoke my caporal Above my cider cup; And play manille a while before I hurry home to sup.
From Ballads of a Bohemian by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
The latter obtained without difficulty, thanks to the intervention of his "protector," permission to take with him his iron ring, his manille as the thing is called in the galleys.
From The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Sue, Eug?ne
Four poilus join in a game of manille, that will last until night blacks out the cards.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater
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