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fantan

fan·tan

uncommon

noun

1.

a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4

2.

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

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