tripotn.
A gaming-house, a gambling-den.
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dicing-house1549
carding house1550
gaming house1562
dicing-chamber1571
tabling house1576
game house?1577
macaroni1771
gambling house1772
gambling school1773
gambling club1774
spill-house1778
gambling hall?1781
gambling den1792
gambling booth1804
hell1812
gambling hell1818
Crockford1827
silver hell1835
deadfall1837
casino1851
house1855
tripot1864
skin house1871
bucket-shop1875
gambling joint1885
salle1886
tabling den1886
spoofery1895
salle de jeu1901
strong joint1914
kitchen1924
salle privée1930
spieler1931
1864 W. H. Ainsworth John Law I. ii. v. 290 The person before us..is a suspected sharper, and a constant frequenter of tripots.
1883 ‘Ouida’ Wanda I. vii. 264 A winner at a tripot, what a hero for you, mother mine.
1909 R. Nevill Light come, Light Go viii. 236 The gaming-resorts of old Paris were filled with people whose reputations for probity were generally a good deal more than doubtful. In one of the best of these tripots a gentleman..delayed the game by insisting on searching for a few pieces of gold which he had dropped on the floor.
1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xlv. 319 The loss of sixty pounds odd..in a Paris tripot.
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