n. 1 the person in charge of a gaming-table, raking in and paying out money etc. 2 the assistant chairperson at a public dinner, seated at the foot of the table.
[ F, orig. = rider on the croup: see CROUP(2) ]
n. 1 the person in charge of a gaming-table, raking in and paying out money etc. 2 the assistant chairperson at a public dinner, seated at the foot of the table.
[ F, orig. = rider on the croup: see CROUP(2) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012