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Fan-tan
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What's The Definition Of Fan-tan?Synonyms | Synonyms for Fan-tan: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fan-tan: See Also | Fan-tan In Webster's Dictionary \Fan"-tan`\, n. [Chinese (of Canton) in an-tan-kun
gambling house.]
1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small
objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cap, and
the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the
sum of the counters is divided by four.
2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in
sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of
his cards being the winner.
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