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fan-tan|ˈfæntæn|
[Chinese fan t'an repeated divisions.]
A Chinese gambling game, in which a number of small coins are placed under a bowl and the players then bet as to what will be the remainder when the pile has been divided by four. Also attrib.
1878A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xxiii. 401 A few natives playing at fan-tan. 1888Pall Mall G. 16 May 2/1 At their fan-tan tables lads of ten..years of age may be seen gambling away their pence. 1888Times (weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 15/4 The home of fantan..is the Portuguese colony of Macao.
Add: Also Fan Tan, fan tan. b. A card-game in which a seven is led and sequences developed on this.
1923L. H. Dawson Hoyle's Games Modernized 218 Fan Tan, the simplest game of the ‘Pope Joan’, or ‘Stops’ family... The full pack of fifty-two cards is used, and any number of players can take part. 1975Way to Play 312/4 Card dominoes. This game of luck and skill is also called sevens, parliament, and fan tan. |