petits chevauxn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪ ʃəˈvəʊz/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdi ʃəˈvoʊ(z)/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petits chevaux.

Etymology: < French petits chevaux (1891 in this sense) < petits , plural of petit (see petit adj.) + chevaux , plural of cheval horse (see cheval n.).

A gambling game in which bets are placed on mechanically operated horses made to spin round a flag at the centre of a special circular table.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > other games of chance > [noun]

even or odd1538

love1585

Jack-in-the-box?1593

under-hat1629

pluck-penny1643

morra1659

catch-dolt1674

shuffle-cap1712

fair chance1723

E O1751

teetotum1753

rondo1821

cut-throat1823

hop-my-fool1824

odds and evens1841

spin-'em-round1851

halfpenny under the hat1853

racehorses1853

fan-tan1878

tan1883

pakapoo1886

legality1888

petits chevaux1891

pai gow1906

boule1911

put and take1921

1891 Clown 9 June 13/2 Some of the most naughty of us will go and tempt fortune with the ‘petit [s] chevaux’—at Dieppe.

1929 R. Aldington Death of Hero iii. vi. 330 He disapproved of baccarat, roulette, and petits chevaux.

1964 A. Wykes Gambling ix. 211 Other variations of roulette..Petits chevaux—which still flourishes in Northern France and Ireland.

1993 D. S. Olson Confessions Aubrey Beardsley (1994) xv. 346 At night I was drawn like a moth to the Casino where I studied the gamblers at petits chevaux with hypnotized fascination.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petits chevaux
释义	petits chevauxn. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ʃəˈvəʊz/, U.S. /ˌpɛdi ʃəˈvoʊ(z)/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petits chevaux. Etymology: < French petits chevaux (1891 in this sense) < petits , plural of petit (see petit adj.) + chevaux , plural of cheval horse (see cheval n.). A gambling game in which bets are placed on mechanically operated horses made to spin round a flag at the centre of a special circular table. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > other games of chance > [noun] even or odd1538 love1585 Jack-in-the-box?1593 under-hat1629 pluck-penny1643 morra1659 catch-dolt1674 shuffle-cap1712 fair chance1723 E O1751 teetotum1753 rondo1821 cut-throat1823 hop-my-fool1824 odds and evens1841 spin-'em-round1851 halfpenny under the hat1853 racehorses1853 fan-tan1878 tan1883 pakapoo1886 legality1888 petits chevaux1891 pai gow1906 boule1911 put and take1921 1891 Clown 9 June 13/2 Some of the most naughty of us will go and tempt fortune with the ‘petit [s] chevaux’—at Dieppe. 1929 R. Aldington Death of Hero iii. vi. 330 He disapproved of baccarat, roulette, and petits chevaux. 1964 A. Wykes Gambling ix. 211 Other variations of roulette..Petits chevaux—which still flourishes in Northern France and Ireland. 1993 D. S. Olson Confessions Aubrey Beardsley (1994) xv. 346 At night I was drawn like a moth to the Casino where I studied the gamblers at petits chevaux with hypnotized fascination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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