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trictrac

British  
/ ˈtrɪkˌtræk /

noun

  1. a game similar to backgammon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trictrac

C17: from French, imitative

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"So come along, and ma and papa can play trictrac all the time."

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper

In noisy trictrac, or in quiet whist, These pass their time—and, to complete our list, There are who flirt with milliners or books, Or else with nature 'mid her meads and brooks.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various

He amused Josephine, and although eighty years of age, could play trictrac and talk well on any subject.

From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Henry Foljambe Hall

I daresay, that he is playing trictrac at Metz this moment.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various

When the queen entered the salon, the ladies did not quit their work nor the men interrupt their game of billiards or of trictrac.

From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Walter Rowlands

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