Fan"-tan` (făn"tăn`), 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 cup, 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.
Fan"-tan` (făn"tăn`), 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 cup, 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.