CHEMIN DE FER


Meaning of CHEMIN DE FER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ shə-ˌman-də-ˈfer ]

noun

( plural che·mins de fer same )

Etymology: French, literally, railroad

Date: 1891

: a card game in which two hands are dealt, any number of players may bet against the dealer, and the winning hand is the one that comes closer to but does not exceed a count of nine on two or three cards

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.