chemin-de-fer

A form of chemin de fer — A card game, a variation of baccarat.

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Meanings

nounchemin-de-fer (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of chemin de fer.

    Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered.

    1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 4, in Casino Royale, page 23
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