CHEMIN DE FER


Meaning of CHEMIN DE FER in English

or shimmy

Card game in which two or three cards are dealt to up to 12 players, who bet one at a time against each other rather than against the house.

The winning hand is the one that comes closer to but does not exceed a count of 9. The game (whose French name means "railroad") derives from baccarat and has similar rules.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.